Singapore legislation

Regulation 71

of Healthcare Services (Nuclear Medicine Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 71

Post-treatment protocols

Subregulation 1

A licensee must ensure that appropriate protocols are developed and implemented in relation to the following matters relating to a patient who receives treatment provided by the licensee:

(a)

monitoring of the patient’s condition after the treatment is provided;

(b)

discharge of the patient, including the provision of a written report on the treatment provided to the patient.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the protocols must have regard to the following matters:

(a)

the patient’s safety, including —

(i)

the disease or condition for which the patient receives treatment; and

(ii)

the condition of the patient’s health;

(b)

radiation safety, including —

(i)

the types and amounts of radiopharmaceuticals administered to the patient; and

(ii)

the radiation risk that the patient poses to other persons after administration of the radiopharmaceuticals.