Singapore legislation

Regulation 33

of Healthcare Services (Nursing Home Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 33

Testing of specimen

A licensee must not test any specimen for a patient unless —

(a)

a personnel of the licensee who has the appropriate qualifications, skills and competencies to order the test for any patient, orders the test for the patient;

(b)

the testing of the specimen only involves the conduct of a simple in vitro diagnostic test; and

(c)

the testing of the specimen is provided only as a service incidental to the provision of a nursing home service.