Singapore legislation
Regulation 42
of Healthcare Services (Clinical Laboratory Service and Radiological Service) Regulations 2021
Regulation 42
Clinical laboratory service licensee — records to be kept for each specimen
A clinical laboratory service licensee must keep records of all of the following information in relation to each specimen that the licensee receives:
all of the following identifying information:
the patient’s name;
the patient’s identification number or passport number;
where the information in sub‑paragraphs (i) and (ii) is not known to the clinical laboratory service licensee — other information to enable the specimen to the traced to the patient;
the gender of the patient;
where the information is known to the clinical laboratory service licensee — the date and time the specimen was derived from the patient;
the date and time of the receipt of the specimen by the licensee;
the type of specimen;
for a tissue specimen, the anatomical site of the specimen;
where the specimen is derived from a patient for the purposes of blood grouping, crossmatching, tissue typing or genetic testing — the name of the person who took the specimen from the patient;
the relevant clinical status of the patient (where required), including whether the patient has fasted before the taking of the specimen;
the characteristics of the specimen that may provide information that is relevant to the interpretation of the test results;
the name of the requestor.