Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of National Registry of Diseases (Chronic Kidney Failure Notification) Regulations 2011

Regulation 3

Form, time and manner of notification for chronic kidney failure

For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Act, a notification by the manager of a healthcare institution to the Registrar under that section shall —

(a)

contain, in relation to the patient, the information specified in the First Schedule;

(b)

be made in the appropriate Form or Listing specified in the Second Schedule, which Form or Listing may be downloaded from the Registry’s Internet website at http://www.nrdo.gov.sg or obtained from the office of the Registry during such hours as the office is open for business;

(c)

be sent to the Registrar —

(i)

by hand (including by courier);

(ii)

by registered mail; or

(iii)

by using such secure electronic notification system as may be approved by the Registrar; and

(d)

be made within the following time:

(i)

in the case of a patient diagnosed with chronic kidney failure at the healthcare institution, not later than 3 months after that diagnosis is made;

(ii)

in the case of a patient who undergoes kidney transplantation at the healthcare institution, not later than 3 months after the completion of any transplant operation;

(iii)

in the case of a patient who undergoes treatment for chronic kidney failure (other than kidney transplantation) at the healthcare institution —

(A)

which commenced before 1st March 2011 and continues on or after that date, not later than 31st May 2011; or

(B)

which commenced on or after 1st March 2011, not later than 3 months after the date of commencement of the treatment;

(iv)

in the case of a patient who undergoes a change of modality of treatment for chronic kidney failure at the healthcare institution, not later than one month after the date of change of modality of such treatment.

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