Singapore legislation
Regulation 22
of Healthcare Services (Outpatient Medical Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 22
Instructions for self‑collection of specimens
Where any specimen is to be collected from a patient by the patient himself or herself, for the purpose of conducting any test on it (whether or not the test is to be self‑administered by the patient), a licensee must provide the patient with —
(a)
instructions on how and when the specimen is to be collected; and
(b)
the precautions that are to be taken to avoid contamination and degradation of the specimen.