Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Healthcare Services (Cord Blood Banking Service) Regulations 2021
Regulation 17
Distribution of cord blood on exceptional grounds where infant donor or mother of infant donor suffers from infectious diseases
Subregulation 1
This regulation applies where a licensee determines that an infant donor or the mother of an infant donor is suffering from any infectious disease mentioned in the first column of the Schedule or any other infectious disease as a Clinical Governance Officer may determine.
Subregulation 2
The licensee may distribute any cord blood collected from an infant donor mentioned in paragraph (1) (called in this regulation the applicable cord blood) for the purpose of transplant only with the approval of a Clinical Governance Officer.
Subregulation 3
A Clinical Governance Officer may approve the distribution of any applicable cord blood under paragraph (2) only if the Clinical Governance Officer is satisfied that —
there is clinical indication for the applicable cord blood to be used for that purpose; and
having regard to the particular circumstances, there is medical urgency to use the applicable cord blood.
Subregulation 4
Where any applicable cord blood is distributed in accordance with paragraph (2), the applicable licensee must ensure that appropriate infection control measures are taken.