Singapore legislation

Regulation 45

of Healthcare Services (Assisted Reproduction Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 45

Verification of identity when semen or seminal fluid submitted

A licensee must establish and implement processes in relation to the submission of any semen or seminal fluid to the licensee for any purpose related to the provision of the assisted reproduction service that include the following:

(a)

requiring a person (whether a patient’s husband or a donor) to submit his semen or seminal fluid in person at any of the licensee’s approved permanent premises;

(b)

verification and counterchecking of the person’s identity by the licensee’s personnel, with reference to any photo identification document;

(c)

the signing of a written declaration by the person that the semen or seminal fluid submitted belongs to the person;

(d)

the keeping of a record of the date and time that the person submitted his semen or seminal fluid at the licensee’s approved permanent premises.