Singapore legislation
Regulation 43
of Radiation Protection (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2023
Regulation 43
Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
Subregulation 1
Every licensee must ensure that there are arrangements established for appropriate radiation protection in cases where a patient is or is likely to be pregnant or is breastfeeding.
Subregulation 2
Every licensee must ensure that —
signs conveying the information in paragraph (3) in appropriate languages are placed in public places, waiting rooms for patients, cubicles or other appropriate places; and
other means of communication are also used to convey the information.
Subregulation 3
The signs and other means of communication must request any female patient who is to undergo a radiological procedure to notify the radiological medical practitioner, medical radiation technologist or other personnel if she —
is or is likely to be pregnant; or
is breastfeeding and the scheduled radiological procedure includes the administration of a radiopharmaceutical.
Subregulation 4
Every licensee must ensure that there are procedures in place for establishing the pregnancy status of a female patient of reproductive capacity before the performance of any radiological procedure that could result in a significant dose to an embryo or a foetus that may be in the patient.
Subregulation 5
Every licensee must ensure that there are procedures in place for establishing that a female patient is not currently breastfeeding before the performance of any radiological procedure involving the administration of a radiopharmaceutical that could result in a significant dose to a breastfed infant.