Singapore legislation
Regulation 24
of Healthcare Services (Ambulatory Surgical Centre Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 24
Anaesthesia service
Subregulation 1
A licensee must ensure that the administration to a patient of any anaesthetic that causes deep sedation, general anaesthesia or neuraxial anaesthesia is performed in the provision of an ambulatory surgical centre service only by an anaesthesiologist.
Subregulation 2
A licensee must —
either —
ensure that sufficient supplies of anaesthetic, anaesthetic delivery equipment and patient monitoring devices are kept and maintained at every approved permanent premises; or
establish, implement and regularly review processes to ensure that the licensee may obtain the supplies mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) at any time;
before administering any type of anaesthetic to cause any anaesthesia in a patient, properly inform the patient of the risks and benefits of, and (if any) the alternatives to, the anaesthesia;
having satisfied the condition mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) in respect of a patient, keep and maintain proper and accurate records of this fact;
where any anaesthetic is administered to a patient for the purpose of conducting a relevant procedure on the patient — ensure that the patient is regularly monitored throughout the procedure by the person who administered the anaesthetic, using the appropriate patient monitoring device; and
establish, implement and regularly review processes and procedures to ensure the continued monitoring and care of the patient mentioned in sub‑paragraph (d) after completion of the procedure mentioned in that sub‑paragraph.