Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
of Healthcare Services (Nuclear Medicine Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 26
Anaesthesia service
Subregulation 1
Where any anaesthetic is administered to a patient for the purpose of conducting any procedure as part of the provision of a nuclear medicine service, a licensee must —
ensure that the patient is regularly monitored throughout the procedure by the person who administered the anaesthetic, using the appropriate patient monitoring device; and
establish, implement and regularly review processes and procedures to ensure the continued monitoring and care of the patient mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) after completion of the procedure mentioned in that sub‑paragraph.
Subregulation 2
A licensee must ensure that the administration of any specified anaesthetic to a patient is performed in the provision of a nuclear medicine service only by an anaesthesiologist.
Subregulation 3
A licensee must —
before administering any type of specified anaesthetic to a patient, properly inform the patient of the risks and benefits of, and (if any) the alternatives to, that type of anaesthetic; and
having satisfied the condition mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) in respect of a patient, keep and maintain proper and accurate records of this fact.