RA 4688 Flashcards
The complete ritle of RA 4688 is?
Rules and Regulations Governing the Establishment Operation and Maintenance of the Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines
A medical technologist had already signed the result of the patient’s fecalysis. However, his clinical pathologist wasn’t available at the moment instead he asked for the signature of his cytology pathologist. Do you think there would be a penalty which is stated within this law?
Yes
True or False.
Under Section 2, a clinical laboratory can be granted a license or renewed by the Secretary of Health even without the supervision of an authorized physician.
False, with the supervision of an authorized physician
What is the date of aprroval of RA 4688?
June 18, 1966
RA 4688 is also known as?
Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966
RA 4688 is composed of how many sections?
8
In what section it was stated that RA 4688 shall take effect upon its approval?
Section 8
The amount of fee that should be charged for every license issued to open and operate a clinical laboratory.
100 pesos
In Fees, how long is the grace period that is allowed for renewal subject?
2 months
True or False.
A physician, licensed and duly registered with the Board of Medical Examiners, qualified in laboratory medicine, but not duly recognized by the Secretary of Health is permitted to administer a clinical laboratory.
False, should be recognized by Secretary of Health.
This includes clinical chemistry, hematology, clinical microscopy, microbiology, serology, immunohematology and blood banking, radioisitope laboratory and laboratory endocrinology
Clinical Pathology
This includes surgical pathology, histochemistry, immunopathology, cytology, and post-mortem examinations
Anatomical Pathology
This includes all medico-legal examinations
“legal”
Forensic Pathology
True or Flase
The “Head”, “Chief”, “Director”, or “in-Charge” of the Laboratory can be a Chief Medical Technologist if he or she is not yet a licensed physician
False
What are the important personnel that are included in the clinical laboratory?
Associate Pathologist, Pathology Assistant, Medical Technologist, Laboratory Technician, and Laboratory Aide
Mark is a graduate of high school but has no college degree yet and has not been finishing a year a medical technology student. What is the position qualified for him to be able to work in a clinical laboratory?
Laboratory Aide
A primary hospital should at least have a space of?
10 sq. m.
A secondary hospital should at least have a space of?
20 sq. m.
A tertiary hospital should at least have a space of?
60 sq. m.
True or False.
Adequate and effective system of recording requests and reports of all specimens submitted and examined is not for strict compliance as there are hospital with shortage of resources
False
In this administrative order, it was stated that a Pathologist can not handle more than 3 Clinical Laboratories or Blood Banks
AO No. 20 s. 1976
True or False.
In the outdated version of AO 27 s. 2007, MedTechs and Pathologists are not allowed to use scanned signatures or FACSIMILE
True
Penalty for Clinical Laboratories operating without license?
1 month to 1 Year Imprisonment
Finement for Clinical Laboratories operating without license?
1000 to 5000 pesos
A laboratory that operates on it’s own or as a part of an activity other than a hospital
Free-standing laboratory
The license for clinical laboratories shall be subject to renewal within the last?
2 months of each year
The clinical laboratory’s license shall be subject to renewal within the said period and by paying a renewal fee of?
50 pesos
Choose Primary, Secondary or Tertiary
An hospital with an autoclave is a?
Tertiary
Ebola Virus, Marburg Virus, and Lassa Virus belong to what specific risk group?
Risk Group 4 (RG-4)
