Article 26 of the Saudi Fertility Units Law

This article deals with medical leadership responsibility in a fertility unit:

• Who: the medical supervisor in charge of the unit.
• Type of responsibility: full responsibility.
• Its scope: the work of the unit as a whole, not only the supervisor's own work.

The article refers to the Implementing Regulations the setting of:

• The medical supervisor's duties at each level of licensing.
• The duties of assistant physicians, technicians and technologists.

This means the medical supervisor is answerable not for their own mistakes alone but for the unit's work in general, according to the text. The article does not state the penalty or compensation that follows from this responsibility, and it does not at the same time exclude the responsibility of other staff for their own acts.

This article follows Article 25, which restricts reproductive techniques requiring laparoscopy or general anesthesia to units inside a hospital or holding a day-surgery permit. It is followed by Article 27, which requires units to document all information and procedures, record treatment cycles and their results accurately, keep them for at least 10 years, and present them to the competent authorities on request; this is among the work that falls under the supervisor's responsibility.

A person harmed by the work of a fertility unit who wants to know who is answerable may consult a lawyer who specializes in health regulations.