RA 9288 Flashcards
RA 9288 IS ALSO KNOWN AS ?
NEWBORN SCREENING ACT OF 2004
Date of Approval:
April 7, 2004
ENACTED ON
JULY 07, 2004
HOW MANY SECTIONS?
19
HOW MANY ARTICLES?
5
NEWBORN SCREENING ACT OF 2004 IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS?
NEONATAL SCREENING, INFANT SCREENING
- a simple procedure to find out if a baby has a CONGENITAL METABOLIC DISORDER that may lead to MENTAL RETARDATION or even DEATH if left untreated
- it is now recognized as PART OF THE STANDARD NEWBORN CARE
NEWBORN SCREENING
_________ program increased the screening panel of disorders from 6 MONTHS to MORE THAN 28
EXPANDED NEWBORN SCREENING
ENBS is ideally done immediately after ______ from birth
24 hours
TECHNIQUE USED SAMPLE COLLECTION IN NBS
CAPILLARY PUNCTURE
SITE OF CHOICE FOR NBS?
LATERAL PLANTAR SURFACE OF THE HEEL
How is it done?
A few drops of blood are taken from the baby’s heel, blotted on ?
special absorbent filter card
The blood is air-dried for ________ and then sent to ___________________
- 4 hours
- Newborn Screening Center (NSC)
Who will collect the sample for ENBS?
The blood sample for ENBS may be collected by any of the following:
physician, nurse, medical technologist or trained midwife
Expanded newborn screening costs ____ and is included in the Newborn Care Package (NCP) for PhilHealth members.
₱1750
is a PhilHealth benefit package for essential HEALTH SERVICES OF THE NEWBORN during the first few days of life. It covers essential newborn care,
expanded newborn screening, and hearing screening tests.
NEWBORN CARE PACKAGE (NPC)
What are the eligibility conditions for newborn to avail of the NCP?
Newborns are eligible for NCP if ALL of the following are met:
- EITHER OF THE PARENTS are eligible to avail of the benefits,
- BORN IN ACCREDITED FACILITIES that perform deliveries, such as hospitals
and birthing homes; and - Services were availed of upon delivery.
Results can be claimed from the health facility where ENBS was availed
Normal ENBS results are available by?
7 - 14 working days
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.
In pursuit of such policy, the State shall institutionalize a national newborn
screening system that is _______, ______and ______, and will
facilitate collaboration among government and non-government agencies at
the national and local levels, the private sector, families and communities,
professional health organizations, academic institutions, and non-governmental
organizations.
COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy
shall ENSURE THAT EVERY BABY BORN IN THE PHIL. IS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERGO NEWBORN SCREENING and thus be spared from heritable conditions that can lead to mental retardation and death if undetected and untreated.
National Newborn Screening System
SECTION 3. OBJECTIVES. - The objectives of the National Newborn Screening System are:
- To ensure that EVERY NEWBORN HAS ACCESS to newborn screening for
2.To ESTABLISH AND INTEGRATE A SUSTAINABLE newborn screening system
3.To ensure that all health practitioners are AWARE OF THE ADVANTAGES
of newborn screening
4.To ensure that PARENTS RECOGNIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN PROMOTING
their child’s right to health and full development, within the context of
responsible parenthood, by protecting their child from preventable
causes of disability and death through newborn screening
SEC. 6. Performance of Newborn Screening.
Newborn screening shall be performed after_______ of life BUT NOT LATER THAN ________from complete delivery of the newborn
- 24 HOURS
- 3 DAYS
SEC. 6. Performance of Newborn Screening.
A NEWBORN that must be placed in INTENSIVE CARE in order to ensure survival may be EXEMPTED from the 3-DAY REQUIREMENT but must be tested by ________ of age.
7 DAYS OF AGE
SEC. 6. Performance of Newborn Screening.
It shall be the JOINT RESPONSIBILITY of the ___ and the ______or other person delivering the newborn to ensure that newborn screening is performed
PARENT(S) AND PRACTITIONER
