Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 · s 59

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s 59Storage facilities

(1)

All private hospitals, private maternity homes and private ambulatory surgical care centres, and all other private healthcare facilities providing emergency care services regularly or surgical services, shall maintain proper blood storage facilities as may be prescribed.

(2)

The storage facilities shall be under the adequate control and supervision of the person in charge of the private healthcare facility or service.

(3)

Blood and blood products in the premises of such facility or service shall be stored in refrigerators.

(4)

Refrigerators used or intended to be used for storing blood and blood products shall have an adequate alarm system and shall be

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regularly inspected and otherwise shall be safe and adequate for the amount of blood and blood products to be stored.