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RA 9288 Flashcards

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RA 9288 IS ALSO KNOWN AS ?

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NEWBORN SCREENING ACT OF 2004

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Date of Approval:

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April 7, 2004

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ENACTED ON

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JULY 07, 2004

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HOW MANY SECTIONS?

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19

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HOW MANY ARTICLES?

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5

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NEWBORN SCREENING ACT OF 2004 IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS?

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NEONATAL SCREENING, INFANT SCREENING

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  • 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
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NEWBORN SCREENING

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_________ program increased the screening panel of disorders from 6 MONTHS to MORE THAN 28

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EXPANDED NEWBORN SCREENING

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ENBS is ideally done immediately after ______ from birth

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24 hours

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TECHNIQUE USED SAMPLE COLLECTION IN NBS

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CAPILLARY PUNCTURE

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SITE OF CHOICE FOR NBS?

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LATERAL PLANTAR SURFACE OF THE HEEL

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How is it done?
A few drops of blood are taken from the baby’s heel, blotted on ?

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special absorbent filter card

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The blood is air-dried for ________ and then sent to ___________________

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  • 4 hours
  • Newborn Screening Center (NSC)
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Who will collect the sample for ENBS?
The blood sample for ENBS may be collected by any of the following:

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physician, nurse, medical technologist or trained midwife

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Expanded newborn screening costs ____ and is included in the Newborn Care Package (NCP) for PhilHealth members.

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₱1750

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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.

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NEWBORN CARE PACKAGE (NPC)

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What are the eligibility conditions for newborn to avail of the NCP?
Newborns are eligible for NCP if ALL of the following are met:

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  • 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.
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Results can be claimed from the health facility where ENBS was availed

Normal ENBS results are available by?

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7 - 14 working days

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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.

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COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE

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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.

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National Newborn Screening System

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SECTION 3. OBJECTIVES. - The objectives of the National Newborn Screening System are:

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  1. 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
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SEC. 6. Performance of Newborn Screening.

Newborn screening shall be performed after_______ of life BUT NOT LATER THAN ________from complete delivery of the newborn

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  • 24 HOURS
  • 3 DAYS
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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.

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7 DAYS OF AGE

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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

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PARENT(S) AND PRACTITIONER

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SEC. 7. Refusal to be Tested.
A parent or legal guardian MAY REFUSE TESTING on the grounds of RELIGIOUS BELIEFS , but shall ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THIER UNDERSTANDING THAT REFUSAL FOR TESTING PLACES THEIR NEWBORN AT RISK for undiagnosed
heritable conditions.

TRUE OR FALSE?

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TRUE

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SEC. 9. Licensing and Accreditation.

shall require health institutions to provide newborn screening services as a condition for licensure or accreditation.

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  • DOH
  • Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)
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SEC. 11. Advisory Committee on Newborn Screening.

The Committee shall REVIEW ANNUALLY and recommend conditions to be included in the newborn screening panel of disorders; review and recommend the newborn screening fee to be charged by Newborn Screening Centers; review the report of the Newborn Screening Reference Center on the quality assurance of the National Screening Centers and recommend corrective measures as deemed necessary.

The Committee shall be composed of?

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8 MEMBERS

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The Committee shall be composed of eight (8) members, including the
___________ who shall act as CHAIRMAN.

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Secretary of Health

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who shall act as Vice Chairperson

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Executive Director of the NIH,

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The Committee shall be composed of eight (8) members, including the
Secretary of Health who shall act as Chairperson. The other members of
the Committee shall be as follows:

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  1. SECRETARY OF HEALTH - CHAIRMAN
  2. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NIH - VICE CHAIRMAN
  3. UNDERSECRETARY OF DILG
  4. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN
  5. DIRECTOR OF NEWBORN SCREENING REFERENCE CENTER
  6. (THREE) representatives appointed by the Secretary of Health ( e.g pediatrician, obstetrician, endocrinologist, family physician, nurse or midwife, from either the public or private sector.)
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The three (3) representatives shall be appointed for a term of _______, subject to their being reappointed for additional three (3) year periods for each extension.

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3 YEARS

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The Committee shall meet at least _____. The NIH shall serve as the Secretariat of the Committee.

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TWICE A YEAR

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