“assisted reproduction cycle”, in relation to a patient, means the patient’s menstrual cycle —
(a)
that is a stimulated cycle; or
(b)
any menstrual cycle other than a stimulated cycle, in which any oocyte was collected or attempted to be collected from, or any oocyte or embryo was transferred into, the body of the patient;
“assisted reproduction procedure” means any of the following:
(a)
the collection of oocytes from a woman, other than by way of surgical excision of the woman’s ovarian tissue;
(b)
the fertilisation of an oocyte for the subsequent distribution (including transfer into the body of a woman) of the embryo;
(c)
the transfer of any oocyte or embryo into the body of a woman;
(d)
any removal of cells from an embryo for the purpose of testing the embryo;
“assisted reproduction service”, “embryo”, “oocyte” and “reproductive cell” have the meanings given by paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Act;
“calendar day” includes Saturday, Sunday and every public holiday;
“donor”, in relation to any reproductive cell or embryo, means the individual from whose body the reproductive cell is collected, or from whose reproductive cells the embryo is created, but excludes a patient or a patient’s husband;
“donor embryo” means an embryo that is created from a donor oocyte and donor sperm;
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“elective oocyte storage”, in relation to a patient, means —
(a)
the administration of gonadotropins to the patient for the collection of oocytes from the patient;
(b)
the collection of oocytes from the patient; and
(c)
the storage of the oocytes collected from the patient,
where none of the collected oocytes are fertilised before the storage of the oocytes;
“embryology laboratory” means any place equipped to carry out any of the following:
(a)
culture medium preparation and quality control testing in relation to preparation of reproductive cells or embryos for cryopreservation, maturation, fertilisation, treatment or distribution;
(b)
examination of follicular aspirates with oocyte identification;
(c)
oocyte quality and maturing grading;
(d)
sperm analysis in relation to sperm selection for IVF or ICSI and sperm washing and capacitation;
(e)
insemination of oocytes via IVF or ICSI;
(f)
determination of fertilisation;
(g)
embryo culture and embryo quality and maturation grading;
(h)
preparation of embryos for embryo transfer (either uterine or tubal);
(i)
reproductive cell or embryo cryopreservation or storage;
(j)
micromanipulation of reproductive cells or embryos;
“embryology procedure” means any of the following procedures:
(a)
the examination of follicular aspirates;
(b)
oocyte classification;
(c)
sperm preparation for subsequent use in an assisted reproduction procedure or distribution;
(d)
oocyte insemination (whether by IVF or ICSI);
(e)
documentation of fertilisation;
(f)
preparation of embryos for transfer;
“essential life‑saving measure” means any basic emergency procedure that may be carried out on a person for the purpose of resuscitating the person;
“General Regulations” means the Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 1035/2021);
“ICSI” means intracytoplasmic sperm injection;
“IVF” means in vitro fertilisation;
“licensee” means a person who holds a licence to provide an assisted reproduction service;
“patient”, in relation to a licensee, means any woman who receives an assisted reproduction service from the licensee;
“pre‑implantation genetic testing” means the biopsy of any cell from a blastocyst created by IVF or ICSI;
“qualified assisted reproduction practitioner” means a medical practitioner who fulfils the criteria mentioned in regulation 11(1);
“qualified embryologist” means a person who fulfils the criteria mentioned in regulation 11(2);
“recipient”, in relation to a reproductive cell or an embryo that is transferred, means the woman into whose body the reproductive cell or embryo is transferred;
“relevant assisted reproduction service” means an assisted reproduction service —
(a)
licensed under the Act; or
(b)
in a medical clinic or an acute hospital that was licensed under the repealed Act and was approved under that Act to provide assisted reproduction services;
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“restricted procedure”, in relation to a patient, means any of the following assisted reproduction procedures:
(a)
the fertilisation of the oocytes collected from the patient with the sperm of any man by IVF or ICSI;
(b)
the transfer of any oocyte or embryo into the body of the patient;
“sperm” means live human sperm and includes the cells of the male germ line at any stage of maturity;
“stimulated cycle”, in relation to a patient, means the patient’s menstrual cycle in which —
(a)
gonadotropins have been administered to the patient during the menstrual cycle; and
(b)
one or more oocytes are collected or attempted to be collected from the patient,
whether or not any oocyte or embryo is transferred into the body of the patient.