R.A 4688 Flashcards
Date of approval of R.A 4688
June 18, 1966
Number of sections in R.A 4688
8
It shall be unlawful for any person to be professionally in-charge of a registered clinical laboratory unless he is a licensed physician duly qualified in laboratory medicine and authorized by the Secretary of Health, such authorization to be renewed annually.
Section 2
The Secretary of Health, through the Bureau of Research and Laboratories shall be charged with the responsibility of strictly enforcing the provisions of this Act and shall be authorized to issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its provisions.
Section 3
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations issued thereunder by the Secretary of Health shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than 1 month but not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not less than 1 thousand pesos nor more than 5 thousand pesos, or both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
Section 4
If any section or part of this Act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof.
Section 5
The sum of fifty thousand pesos, or so must thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act.
Section 6
Composed: 13 Sections
Administrative order no. 59 series 2001
Date of approval of A.O no.59 series 2001
November 19, 2001
Title
Section 1
Authority
Section 2
Purpose
Section 3
Scope
Section 4
Classification of laboratories.
Section 5
This Administrative Order shall be known as the “Rules and Regulations Governing the Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines.
Section 1: Title
The Department of Health (DOH), through the Bureau of Health Facilities and Services (BHFS) in the Health Regulation Cluster, shall exercise the regulatory functions under these rules and regulations.
Section 2: Authority
To protect and promote the health of the people - by ensuring availability of clinical laboratories that are properly managed with adequate resources.
Section 3: Purpose
[2] By function
[section 5]
Clinical Pathology
Anatomic Pathology
[2] By Institutional character:
[section 5]
Hospital Based Laboratory
Non- Hospital Based Laboratory
[3] By service capability
[section 5]
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Policies
Section 6
Requirements and procedures for application of permit to construct and license to operate.
Section 7
NCR
[schedule of application for renewal of license]
January to March
1,2,3 & CAR
[schedule of application for renewal of license]
February to April
