Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
of Healthcare Services (Clinical Laboratory Service and Radiological Service) Regulations 2021
Regulation 18
Acceptance and rejection of specimens
Subregulation 1
A clinical laboratory service licensee must have in place policies and processes to govern the acceptance of specimens and the handling of rejected specimens that include all of the following:
clear criteria for the acceptance and rejection of specimens for traceability, quality and safety reasons;
how rejected specimens are to be handled;
documentation of the reason or reasons for rejecting a specimen.
Subregulation 2
Where a specimen is rejected, a clinical laboratory service licensee must ensure that —
the rejected specimen is not returned to the requestor except in the circumstances specified in the policy; and
the requestor is informed of the rejection of a specimen and the reasons for the rejection.