Singapore legislation
Regulation 36
of Healthcare Services (Ambulatory Surgical Centre Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 36
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) the 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.