Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
Regulation 15
Exemption in relation to testing of specimens by nuclear medicine service licensees
Amended byS 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023
Subregulation 1
Section 8 of the Act does not apply in relation to the provision of a clinical laboratory service by a person who holds a valid licence to provide a nuclear medicine service in relation only to the testing of any specimen derived from a patient by the person, if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)
the specimen is not subject to more than minimal manipulation;
(b)
the test is conducted using beta scintillation or gamma counting.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 422/2023 wef 26/06/2023
In sub-paragraph (1), “minimal manipulation” has the meaning given by regulation 34(3) of the Healthcare Services (Nuclear Medicine Service) Regulations 2023 (G.N. No. S 412/2023).