Singapore legislation
Regulation 20
of Healthcare Services (Assisted Reproduction Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 20
Specified anaesthetic must be suitable for patient
Subregulation 1
A licensee must ensure that —
a specified anaesthetic is not offered or administered to any patient at any approved permanent premises unless the approved permanent premises has the appropriate equipment and facilities to ensure that the specified anaesthetic may be administered safely and effectively;
a specified anaesthetic is not offered or administered to any patient for whom that specified anaesthetic would be inappropriate; and
every medical practitioner who offers a specified anaesthetic to a patient documents the reasons for doing so.
Subregulation 2
A licensee must ensure that before a specified anaesthetic is administered to a patient, an anaesthesiologist assesses that the patient is a suitable candidate for the administration of specified anaesthetics.
Subregulation 3
The licensee must ensure that the assessment mentioned in paragraph (2) includes —
the taking of a comprehensive medical and surgical history (including previous use of anaesthetics) of the patient;
physical examination of the patient; and
the conduct of relevant tests and investigations.
Subregulation 4
The licensee must keep proper and accurate records of the assessment mentioned in paragraph (2).