RA 4688 Flashcards
Implementing Guidelines (Old & Amended)
● Administrative Order No. 201, Series of 1973
● Administrative Order No. 290, Series of 1976
● Administrative Order No. 52, Series of 1983
● Administrative Order No. 49-B, Series of 1988
● Executive Order No. 102, Series of 1999
● Administrative Order No. 59, Series of 2001
Redirecting the Functions & Operations of DOH
Executive Order No. 102, Series of 1999
Rules & Regulations Governing The Establishment, Operation & Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines
Administrative Order No. 59, Series of 2001
Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Licensure and Regulation of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines
Administrative Order No. 2007-0027
Amendment to Administrative
Order No. 2007-0027
Administrative Order No. 2007-0027-A
Posting of Schedule of Fees for Laboratory and Other Diagnostic Services of Hospitals and other Health Facilities
Administrative Order No. 2008-0002
Specific department of DOH in-charge of licensing and regulation of all health facilities including Clinical Laboratories
Health Facilities & Services Regulatory Bureau
Schedule of Fees for the Licensure of General Clinical Laboratories and the Registration of Special Clinical Laboratories
Administrative Order No. 2008-0007
is in charge all clinical laboratory
licensing and related concerns
Health Facilities & Services Regulatory Bureau
Formerly BHFS (Bureau of Health Facilities & Services)
Health Facilities & Services Regulatory Bureau
Signed by then DOH Secretary Francisco Duque
AO 2021-0037
The necessity to review the current AO and to revise and update the minimum standards and technical requirements for licensing clinical laboratories in the Philippines is aligned with the main objective of Republic Act No. 11223 or the Universal Health Care Act which is to guarantee access to quality and affordable
health products, devices, facilities and services
New Rules and Regulation Governing the Regulation of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines / AO 2021-0037
Natural or juridical person who intends to operate a clinical laboratory
Applicant
HFSRB
Health Facilities & Services Regulatory Bureau
CHD
Center for Health Development
Facility where tests are done on specimens from human body to obtain information about health status of patient for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases
Clinical Laboratory
Panic values originally describe by Lunderberg as “life-threatening” unless something is done promptly and for which some corrective action could be undertaken
Critical Values
DOH
Department of Health
EQAP
External Quality Assessment Program
Program where participating laboratories are given unknown samples for analysis
External Quality Assessment Program
Checklist used by regulatory officers during inspection
visits to evaluate compliance of clinical laboratory to
minimum standards and technical requirements
Assessment Tool
Assessment Tool for Licensing a General Clinical Laboratory
AO 2021-0037 Annex B1
Equipment / Instruments / Glassware / Supplies / Reagents per Area of Activity / Service
Capability of General Clinical Laboratory
AO 2021-0037 Annex B2
Prohibited Acts in the Operations of Clinical Laboratories
AO 2021-0037 Annex C
Planning and Design Guidelines for General Clinical Laboratory
AO 2021-0037 Annex D2
Checklist for Review of Floor Plans General Clinical Laboratory
AO 2021-0037 Annex D2
Guidelines in Securing for Remote Collection Permit for Clinical Laboratories
AO 2021-0037 Annex E
Application Form for Certificate Of Registration for Research and Teaching Clinical Laboratory
AO 2021-0037 Annex F
Corporate body or establishment organized for an educational, medical, charitable or similar purpose
Institution
Issued by DOH to an individual, agency, partnership or corporation that operates a clinical laboratory upon compliance with the requirements set forth
License
Also refers to the license
License to Operate (LTO)
Individual, agency, partnership or corporation to whom the license is issued and upon whom rests compliance
Licensee
Laboratory testing unit that moves from testing site to
another testing site, or has a temporary testing location
Mobile Testing Laboratory
Tests done in series on patients as a guide for treatment or follow-up of their condition
Monitoring Examinations
Laboratory in a government hospital designated by DOH to provide special functions and services for specific disease areas
National Reference Laboratory
NRL for Clinical Chemistry
Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP)
NRL for Hematology, Immunohematology, Urinalysis
National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)
NRL for Drug Testing, Water Microbiology, Micronutrient Assay
East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC)
NRL for Serology
STD / AIDS Central Cooperative Laboratory (SACCL)
NRL for Microbiology and
Parasitology
Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM)
Individual doctor’s office / clinic wherein laboratory
examinations are performed
Physician’s Office Laboratory / POL
Diagnostic testing at or near the site of patient care rather than in clinical laboratory
Includes bedside testing, outpatient and home care
Point of Care Testing (POCT)