Singapore medical device regulations
Official sources linkedHSA rules and guidance for medical device market access, registration, and lifecycle compliance. Each code opens a metadata page with the official source and readable HTML when available.
| Code | Regulation | Category | Effective | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN-15 | Guidance on Medical Device Product Registration HSA GN-15 Revision 13 (March 2026) product-registration guidance. Linked from the official HSA guidance-documents page. The previous default-source URL returned 404. | Registration | March 2026 | Official |
| S 450/2022 | Health Products (Fees) Regulations 2022 Prescribed-fee schedule for all Health Products Act regimes, ingested as the official informal consolidation in force from 1 July 2024 (incorporating S 833/2023). Regulations 1–5 (fees payable, time for payment, waiver or refund) plus all nine Schedules are in the corpus; the Sixth Schedule carries every medical-device fee as its own searchable item — registration application ($560), evaluation by class and process (e.g. Class B abridged $2,010, Class D full $12,000, drug-device combination full $75,600), annual retention ($39/$67/$134 by class), licence and variation fees. | Registration | July 1, 2022 | Official |
| S 436/2010 | Health Products (Medical Devices) Regulations 2010 Core medical-device subsidiary legislation made under sections 45, 71 and 72 of the Health Products Act, ingested as the official informal consolidation in force from 18 December 2023 (latest amendment S 809/2023). All 79 regulation blocks across Parts I–X are in the corpus — licensing (regs 2A–2B), licence exceptions (Part II), supply and wholesaling (Part III), emergency-use exception (Part IIIA), labelling and advertisements (Parts IV–V), registration and evaluation (Part VI, including the reg 26 evaluation processes and reg 26A cancellation-for-non-payment rule), export certification (Part VII), and duties of licensees/registrants (Part VIII) — with regulation 2 definitions split per term and the Third Schedule risk-classification criteria reproduced. Numbering gaps (no reg 50; the deleted stubs 27–29 and deleted Parts/Schedules) mirror the official consolidation. | General | August 10, 2010 | Official |
| Act 15 of 2007 (2020 Rev Ed) | Health Products Act 2007 Parent statute of Singapore health-product regulation, ingested as the 2020 Revised Edition served by Singapore Statutes Online (in operation since 31 December 2021, incorporating amendments to 5 December 2025 including the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2025). All 75 sections across 14 Parts are in the corpus, with section 2 definitions split per term; the First Schedule carries the statutory definition of "medical device" (category 1). The 11 passage-specific fact URLs in the registry resolve onto stable section anchors in this document. | General | November 1, 2007 | Official |
| 3D-Printed | Regulatory Guidelines for 3D-Printed Medical Devices HSA guideline (July 2021, stating the current position as of 01 August 2022 in its conclusion) on additive-manufactured devices: categorisation of mass-produced versus custom-made and patient-matched devices with the in-line decision flowchart; regulatory controls by category (product registration including the Annex 2 for GN-17 list of configurations, the Table A basic dossier considerations for all 3D-printed devices, and dealer licensing with post-market obligations); plus IMDRF references. Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-4 with annex-references, the Table A considerations kept as tabular text with repeated table headers, and sub-sections 3.1–3.4 as anchored blocks. | Registration | — | Official |
| Aesthetic 2018 | Regulatory Guidelines for Devices Intended for Modification of Appearance or Anatomy (Aesthetic-Related Guidelines) HSA guideline (June 2018) on the risk-based approach to devices intended for modification of appearance or anatomy: the Annex A positive list of high-risk products, the in-line categorisation decision flowchart, and the Table 2 safety concerns and documentary requirements per product (implants, fillers, and other listed devices) feeding product registration and dealer controls. Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-4 with the multi-page Table 2 kept as tabular text including its repeated (continued) captions. | General | — | Official |
| Dealer License | Medical Device Dealer License Dealer licensing requirements for importers, wholesalers, and manufacturers of medical devices in Singapore. License required before conducting business activities. The HSA site restructure removed the old /medical-devices/licensing path (now 404); the current licensing page lives under manufacturing-import-and-supply/dealers-licence and publishes no documents — the licensing GNs are linked from the guidance-documents collection. | Registration | — | Official |
| GL-04 | Regulatory Guidelines for Software Medical Devices — A Life Cycle Approach HSA GL-04 Revision 4 (December 2025), the life-cycle guidelines for software medical devices and Software as a Medical Device, covering change notification to registered software, cybersecurity, machine learning-enabled devices, and the Change Management Programme. Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-11 (References). | Software/SaMD | — | Official |
| GL-06 | Medical Devices Product Classification Guide HSA GL-06 Revision 2 (October 2023) on classifying borderline products: medical-related-purpose products against First Schedule versions, general purpose products, assistive technology, sports/fitness, and PPE. Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as six banner sections with the product-by-product classification tables kept as tabular text. | Classification | — | Official |
| GL-07 | Guidelines on the Risk Classification of Software as a Medical Device and Clinical Decision Support Software HSA GL-07 Revision 2 (July 2025) applying the IMDRF risk categorization framework to SaMD and setting out when clinical decision support software is regulated. Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as four banner sections (Introduction, Classification, Clinical Decision Support Software, References) with the risk-classification matrix kept as tabular text. | Software/SaMD | — | Official |
| GL-08 | Regulatory Guidelines for Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) HSA GL-08 Revision 2 (September 2025). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-3 plus Annex 1. | General | — | Official |
| GL-10 | Best Practices Guide for Medical Device Cybersecurity HSA GL-10 Revision 1 (August 2026). Exact PDF resolved from the official go.gov.sg/gl-10-r1-14-08-2026 collection shortlink. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-9. | Software/SaMD | — | Official |
| GL-17 | E-Submission Guide for General Medical Devices for ASEAN CSDT and IMDRF ToC based Submissions in SHARE HSA GL-17 Revision 4 (October 2025). E-submission guide for general medical device product registration in SHARE, for submissions based on the ASEAN CSDT or the IMDRF ToC; section 2 covers the SHARE application form and responses to input-request queries, and section 3 is the Table 1 summary of submission requirements. Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection; ingested as the printed cover plus sec-1 through sec-3. | Registration | — | Official |
| GL-18 | E-Submission Guide for In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for ASEAN CSDT and IMDRF ToC based Submissions in SHARE HSA GL-18 Revision 4 (October 2025). E-submission guide for IVD medical device product registration in SHARE, for submissions based on the ASEAN CSDT or the IVD ToC; section 2 covers the SHARE application form and responses to input-request queries, and section 3 is the Table 1 summary of submission requirements. Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection; ingested as the printed cover plus sec-1 through sec-3. | Registration | — | Official |
| GN-02 | Guidance on Licensing of Manufacturers, Importers and Wholesalers of Medical Devices HSA GN-02 Revision 8 (April 2026). Exact PDF resolved from the official go.gov.sg/gn02r8 collection shortlink. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-9 plus Annexes 1, 2, and 5. Annexes 3 and 4 are separate templates, not this PDF. | GMP/QMS | — | Official |
| GN-03 | Guidance on Preparation of a Site Master File for Licensing HSA GN-03 Revision 3 (June 2011). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-4 plus Annex 1. | GMP/QMS | — | Official |
| GN-04 | Guidance on Medical Device Recall HSA GN-04 Revision 2.2 (November 2017). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-3 plus Annexes 1–2. | Vigilance | — | Official |
| GN-05 | Guidance on the Reporting of Adverse Events HSA GN-05 Revision 3 (8 September 2023). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-9. | Vigilance | — | Official |
| GN-06 | Guidance on Distribution Records for Medical Devices HSA GN-06 Revision 3 (November 2022). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-7. | GMP/QMS | — | Official |
| GN-07 | Guidance on Complaint Handling HSA GN-07 Revision 3 (September 2023). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-4. | Vigilance | — | Official |
| GN-08 | Guidance on Medical Device Advertisements and Sales Promotion HSA GN-08 Revision 2 (June 2018). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-7 plus Appendix A. | General | — | Official |
| GN-09 | Guidance on the Component Elements of a Dear Healthcare Professional Letter HSA GN-09 Revision 4 (July 2025). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-2 plus Annex 1. | Vigilance | — | Official |
| GN-10 | Guidance on Medical Device Field Safety Corrective Action HSA GN-10 Revision 4 (July 2025). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-14 plus Annex 1. | Vigilance | — | Official |
| GN-11 | Guidance on the Declaration of Conformity HSA GN-11 Revision 1.3 (November 2022). Exact PDF from the official guidance-documents collection. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-3 plus Annex 1. | Registration | — | Official |
| GN-12-1 | Guidance on Grouping of Medical Devices for Product Registration – General Grouping Criteria HSA GN-12-1 Revision 3 (June 2026). Exact PDF resolved from the official go.gov.sg collection shortlink. Ingested as sec-1 through sec-3, including grouping categories sec-3-1 through sec-3-5. | Registration | — | Official |
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