RA 9165 - COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUG ACT Flashcards
What is the RA repealed by this law?
RA 6425: Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972
RA 9165 is amended by which RA? When?
RA 10640 (JUL 15 2014)
When is RA 9165 implemented?
June 7, 2002
Act of introducing any dangerous drug into the body of any person, with or without his/her knowledge, by injection, inhalation, ingestion or other means
Administer
Refers to the professional who performs the drug testing.
Analyst
Who are the certified drug analysts?
○ Medical Technologist
○ Chemist
○ Chemical Engineer
○ Pharmacist
Person who is authorized to collect specimen from the client to secure and prevent alteration of Urine specimen.
Authorized Specimen Collector
Any facility used for the illegal manufacture of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical;
Clandestine Laboratory
The procedure to account for each specimen by tracking the handling and storage from point of collection to final disposal.
Chain of Custody
The form used to document the procedures from the time of collection until receipt by the laboratory.
Chain of Custody Form
What are the most common drugs tested in the screening laboratory?
Methamphetamine (shabu) and Tetrahydrocannabinol (marijuana)
What are the other parameters that are tested in a screening laboratory?
○ Ecstasy
○ Opium
○ Cocaine
Agency that will remain focus on remaining a drug-free community supporting the former president’s campaign against illegal drugs
Dangerous Drugs Board
National Reference Laboratory for environmental and Occupational Health, Toxicology and Micronutrient assay
East Avenue Medical Center
A rapid test performed to establish potential/presumptive positive result
Screening Test
T/F: A screening test is quantitative
F; Qualitative
An analytical test using a device, tool or equipment with a different chemical or physical principle that is more specific which will validate and confirm the result of the screening test.
Confirmatory Test
Refers to the body fluid that is collected from a person
Specimen
What is the most commonly collected specimen for drug testing?
Urine
Classifications of Drug testing Laboratories in terms of ownership:
Government and Private
Classifications of Drug testing Laboratories in terms of institutional character:
Institutional based and freestanding
Classifications of Drug testing Laboratories in terms of Service Capability:
Screening laboratory and Confirmatory Laboratory
Who undergo Mandatory Drug Testing?
● Applicants for Firearms License
● Officers and members of the military, police and other law
enforcements
● Candidates for Public Office
● Persons charged before the prosecutor’s office with criminal
charge offense having an impossible penalty of
imprisonment of not less than 6 years and 1 day
● Persons apprehended for the violations of this act
Who undergo Random Drug Testing?
● Students of Secondary or Tertiary schools
● Officers and employee of public and private and private
offices whether domestic or overseas
How many sqm in floor area should a Screening Laboratory have?
20 sqm
The work area of a screening laboratory must be atleast how many sqm?
10 sqm with exhaust fan, sink, storage cabinet, and a refrigerator.
How many sqm in floor area should a Confirmatory Laboratory have?
60 sqm
The clinical work area in a confirmatory laboratory must have how many sqm?
30 sqm with exhaust fan, sink, stock room and instrumentation room.
How many clients shall the premises of a laboratory accommodate?
At least 5 clients at a time
Who is the headship of the laboratory?
A licensed Physician certified in Clinical Pathology by the Philippine Board of Pathology
If a licensed Physician certified in Clinical Pathology by the Philippine Board of Pathology is not available, who shall be the headship of the lab?
a licensed physician with training in Clinical Laboratory Management.
is the only laboratory where a
medical technologist can be a head.
Drug testing laboratory
A licensed chemist can be the headship of the lab given that they have:
at least Master’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or branch of chemistry with at least 2 years experience in analytical chemistry.
Personnel for screening laboratory
full time Medical Technologist, Chemist, Pharmacist, and Chemical Engineer with appropriate training in screening procedures for dangerous drugs
Personnel for Confirmatory laboratory
full time Medical Technologist, Chemist, Pharmacist and Chemical Engineer who has completed an extensive appropriate training in chromatography, spectroscopy. The analyst must pass the proficiency test.
The Laboratory shall have access to a ____________ for the authentication of results.
Application Service Provider
Who license and accredit drug testing centers?
DOH
What is the minimum required information for the chain of custody?
○ Information identifying the specimen
○ Date and time of the specimen
○ Name of the testing laboratory
○ Name of the signatures of all individuals who had custody of the samples during the collection process
Report pertaining to specimens for laboratory report shall be kept by the testing laboratory for a minimum period of how many years?
1 year
Negative specimens can be stored for how long?
Minimum of 5 days
Positive but not challenged specimens can be stored for how long?
15 days
If there is a question, issue, or challenge, the specimens can be stored for how long?
1 year
Infectious waste such as gauze pad contaminated with urine
Yellow
Biodegradable waste (food waste, paper)
Green
Non-biodegradable waste (plastic, office supply
waste)
Black
For screening, the test result must be reported as?
Positive or Negative
For Confirmatory, the test result shall report the?
analyte and the concentration
How many copies of the laboratory report shall be produced?
2 copies
○ 1 copy for the client
○ 1 copy must be forwarded to DOH and must include the membrane or wrapper of the drug test kit.
The results of proficiency testing must sent back to NRL how many weeks?
3 weeks
T/F: Failure to pass the proficiency testing shall be given another chance, failure to pass the second one shall result in revocation of its license and accreditation.
T
T/F: a negative drug test result indicates an absence of a line, and a positive result is a presence of a line.
F;
Negative - presence
Positive - absence
How many lines will show up if an individual is positive for either of the two drugs?
1 line
How many lines will show up if an individual is positive for both drugs?
No line
How many years will a drug certificate be valid for?
1 year
How much is the service fee for private hospitals/free standing labs
300 php
How much is the service fee for public hospitals?
250
What is the content of licensure to operate?
● Name of the owner
● Head of the Laboratory
● Procedures and Specialty
● Validity Report
● Signature of the Bureau or CHD Director
How many years is the validity of lto for screening labs?
1 year
How many years is the validity of lto for confirmatory labs?
2 years
How many days shall the renewal of LTO/COA be filled
90 days or 3 months before the expiration of license and not within the day of the deadline
T/F: The bureau or the CHD may conduct a visit on the site (Laboratory) unannounced.
T
License/accreditation shall be granted in accordance with the prescribed requirement of which government agency?
DOH
A license/accreditation that is not renewed on the expiry date shall be considered what?
Lapsed or Cancelled
Any change in management name or ownership, floor plan, reliever, equipment, etc shall be reported to the DOH via?
BHFS
Penalty of any person authorized, licensed or accredited who issues false or fraudulent drug test results knowingly, willfully, or through gross negligence
○ Imprisonment: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years AND
○ Fine: Php 100,000.00 to Php 500,000.00
○ Additional penalties: revocation of license to practice / closure of drug testing center
T/F: A laboratory whose certificate of accreditation has been revoked may reapply for the issuance of a new one
T, upon compliance with the requirements established hereunder and/or the correction of the deficiency or violation.
How long shall preventive suspension be done?
Not more than 60 days
Gold standard for confirmatory tests
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Platinum standard for confirmatory tests
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
When was RA 9165 approved?
January 23, 2002
Who is the president that signed RA 9165 into law?
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
How many sections does RA 9165 have?
102 sections
Also known as the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013
RA 10586
An act to further strengthen the anti-drug campaign of the government
RA 10640
Who was the president that signed RA 10640 into law?
Benigno S. Aquino III
shall issue the necessary guidelines on the IRR for the purpose in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and relevant sectors to curb increasing drug cases.
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
