MIDTERMS rebyuwer Flashcards
otherwise known as the Clinical
Laboratory Act of 1966;
it was approved on
June 18, 1966.
Operation and
Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories
has never been amended.
DOH is the implementing agency
RA 4688
implementing agency of RA 4688
the Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966;
DOH
not allowed to
supervise a Clinical Laboratory
Medical Technologists
head of the Clinical Laboratory shall
be a
pathologist certified by a
professional organization
All Clinical Laboratory shall be headed by a
pathologist certified in Clinical Pathology by
the Board of Pathology of the Philippine
Society of Pathologist.
EXCEPT FOR:
Tertiary CL with anatomic
pathology service
Tertiary CL with anatomic
pathology service shall be headed by
pathologist certified in
both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
those that perform histopathology, biopsy, pap
smear, autopsy.
anatomic pathology
CLs that are operated and maintained
exclusively for research and teaching
purposes shall be required to register with the
(DOH-HFSRB).
Department of Health-Health Facilities and
Services Regulatory Bureau
A facility that is involved in the
(a) preanalytical,
(b) analytical,
(c) and postanalytical
CLINICAL LABORATORY
not included in Clinical
Laboratory
Research laboratories and academic
laboratories
- given unknown samples for analysis
- ordinary human specimens
EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM (EQAP):
▪ Best practice to maintain quality
of lab and check skills of MTs
NATIONAL EXTERNAL QUALITY
ASSESSMENT SCHEME (NEQAS):
Working area doesn’t include other parts of the
laboratory
(waiting area, cashier, comfort room).
(CLINICAL MICROSCOPY)
o Urinalysis
o Fecalysis
o Fecal Occult Blood Test
o Pregnancy Test
▪ Rapid Test Kits – Lateral Flow
o Wet Smear for Trichomonas
PRIMARY
(CLINICAL MICROSCOPY)
Wet Smear for Trichomonas
SECONDARY:
one (1) or two (2) specialised
tests are not classified under anatomic or
molecular pathology
LIMITED:
(CLINICAL CHEMISTRY)
o Fasting and Random Blood Sugar
o Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
o Lipid Profile
PRIMARY
Hospital-based:
Arterial Blood Gases
▪ Schistosomiasis
▪ Malarial Smear
▪ Filaria Smear
▪ Slit skin Smear
▪ Rapid Plasma Reagin for Syphilis
Kato Katz for:
Clinical Laboratory in a hospital performing
diagnostic tests or a Freestanding Clinical
Laboratory must secure a license to operate.
from the
Center for Health Development
(CHD)!!!!
don’t need a license to operate however
they must be registered to the DOH-HSFRB
every three (3) years
- Research Laboratories,
- Special Laboratories,
- Academic Training Laboratories
Laboratories like Research Laboratories, Special
Laboratories, Academic Training Laboratories
they don’t need a license to operate however
they must be registered to the
DOH-HSFRB
every three (3) years
The license to operate CL is
non-transferable
License to operate is valid for
one (1) year.
License to operate a clinical lab must be
renewed starting ___ days before the
expiration date; they all have the same
expiration day which is December 31st
of the year.
90 days
teaching and research laboratories, the
registration to the HFSRB is valid for____
three (3) years
easy to renew licenses as they have One Stop
and Shop Hospital Licensing.
hospital-based clinical laboratories
MINIMUM NUMBER OF LAB PERSONNEL
o PRIVATE: at least 8 RMTs.
o GOVERNMENT: at least 9 RMTs.
PRIMARY
MINIMUM NUMBER OF LAB PERSONNEL
At least 12 RMTs (private/government)
SECONDARY:
MINIMUM NUMBER OF LAB PERSONNEL
o W/O HISTOPATHOLOGY: at least 12
RMTs.
o HOSPITAL-BASED: at least 13 RMTs.
TERTIARY:
National Blood Services Act of 1994 (May 5,
1994).
RA 7719
(BLOOD BANKING LAW OF
1956): June 16, 1956.
RA 1517
“An Act Promoting Voluntary Blood
Donation, Providing for an Adequate
Supply of Safe Blood, Regulating Blood
Banks, and Providing Penalties for
Violation Thereof”
The New Blood Banking Law of 1994
provisions of the law itself RA 7719,
and the guidelines of
AO.8, S.2008.
Valid license to operate must be secured by
o Blood centers
o Blood banks
hospital-based BSF
Valid for 1-year
non-hospital-based BSF
Valid for 1-year
The blood must be disposed of within 48
hours. Failure to do so is punishable by
____ years of imprisonment
ten (10) years
NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT (RA 7719)
Renewal of license must be done ___ days
before expiration day, which is on December
31st.
60 days
END-USER NON-HOSPITAL HEALTH
FACILITY:
dialysis center/birthing home
These blood banks with added
services are now categorized as
blood banks plus plus (BB++)
Who is qualified to supervise a blood service
facility?
o All (pathologist, hematologist,
physician trained by DOH for 6
months in blood services)
What is the reference laboratory for TTI,
transfusion transmissible infection?
Research Institute for Tropical
Medicine (RITM)
Failure to secure license to operate blood
service facilities is punishable by __ year/s of
imprisonment
12-20 years
Failure to dispose contaminated blood units
within 48 hours is punishable by __ year/s of
imprisonment.
o 10 years
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1994
- CHED is made with the virtue of this law; to have efficiency when it comes to functionality.
- May 18, 1994
RA 7722
- The Board of Advisers and the Commission shall meet at least______
once a year
→ initial operation
50 M php
NEWBORN
SCREENING ACT OF 2004
RA 9288
- april 7 2004
- Approved by Franklin drilon (president of the
senate), Jose de venecia jr. (speaker of the
house representatives), gloria macapaga
arroyo (president of the PH) - Act shall take effect 15 days after its
publication
NEWBORN
SCREENING ACT OF 2004
How many sections for 9288
19 sections
Article 1: General Provisions
Article 2: Definition of Terms
Article 3: Newborn Screening
Article 4: Implementation
Article 5: Final Provisions
Republic Act No. 9288
screening test that is
usually performed to detect early and manage
certain metabolic disorders
Newborn Screening
- a group of conditions that are usually associated with the problem of metabolism
Metabolic disorders
Testing of samples will be performed at the
accredited Newborn Screening Centers of the
DOH-NIH
a carbohydrate disorder where
a particular enzyme is deficient therefore the
carbohydrate galactose is not able to convert
into glucose
Galactosemia
a condition where you
have a problem with adrenal glands.
Congenital hyperplasia
type of enzyme deficiency
that may affect the red blood cells
G6PD deficiency
Luzon
4 NSC’s
Visayas
2
Mindanao
1
collecting a few drops
of blood from the newborn onto an
appropriate collection
Newborn Screening
facility equipped with a newborn
screening laboratory
Newborn Screening Center
Means the central facility at the NIH that
defines testing and follow-up protocols
Newborn Screening Reference Center
ORGAN DONATION ACT OF 1991
- updates the 1949 act to legalize
permission to use human organs
RA 7170:
One of the most safest organs to be
transplanted, but easily decomposed.
avascular; there is no
blood vessel why it is the safest.
Cornea
● Spouse;
● Son or daughter of legal age;
● Either parent;
● Brother or sister of legal age;
Person who may execute a donation
Who can file and execute a legacy to
donate?
Who can file and execute a legacy to
donate?
COMPREHENSIVE DRUG
ACT OF 2002
RA 9165 -
