MODULE 4 Flashcards
RA 4688 and date of approval
Clinical Laboratory Law
May 19, 1996
a head of a registered clinical laboratory must be a……….
licensed physician duly qualified in laboratory medicine and authorized by the secretary of health
An act regulating the operation and maintenance of Clinical Laboratories
RA 4688 (Clinical Laboratory Law)
known as the New rules and Regulations Governing the Regulation of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines
DOH A.O 2021-0037
when was DOH A.O 2021-0037 published?
June 11, 2021
A facility that is involved in the preanalytical, analytical, and post-analytical procedures
CLINICAL LABORATORY
a facility where tests are done on specimens from the human body to obtain information about the health status of a patient for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases
clinical laboratory
A classification by function of CL wherein it deals with the chemical and cellular analyses of blood and other body fluids
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
classification of ownership of CL wherein it is operated and maintained, partially or wholly, by the national government
Government
A classification by function of CL wherein it provides processing and examination of surgical specimens as to the physical appearance and microscopic structure of tissues
ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
A classification by function of CL wherein it deals with the analysis of certain genes, proteins, and other molecules from organs, tissues or bodily fluids
MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
Institution-based laboratories are laboratories located within the premises and operates as part of a DOH licensed health facility —> true or false
true
classification by institutional character by CL wherein it operates independently and is not attached to any DOH licensed health facility
non-institution based
refers to an extension of the main CL located within the facility’s compound or premises
SATELLITE CLINICAL LABORATORY
a lab testing unit that is capable of performing limited CL diagnostic procedures. it also moves from one testing site to another
MOBILE CLINICAL LABORATORY
all CL are not required to secure DOH-LTO from DOH regulatory office –> true or false
false, all CL are required to secure DOH-LTO
validity of DOH-LTO
1 year only
the mobile CL must be at a maximum of _______ kilometers from the main laboratory
100 kilometers