Testing of specimens
32A.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2), a licensee who, in the provision of a licensable healthcare service, collects any specimen from an individual for the specimen to be tested must ensure that the specimen is tested by —
(a)a licensee authorised to provide a clinical laboratory service; or
(b)where the sample is intended to be sent for testing outside Singapore — a person who operates a clinical laboratory outside Singapore that is accredited by an accreditation body approved by the Director-General.
(2)  Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a licensee who tests any specimen with the use of a simple in vitro diagnostic test for a purpose that is incidental to the licensee’s provision of a licensable healthcare service.
[S 414/2023 wef 26/06/2023]