RA9288

Question 1

Newborn Screening Act of 2004

Answer 1

RA 9288

Question 2

Section 6

Newborn screening shall be performed after _ hours of life but not later than _ days from complete delivery of the newborn

Answer 2

twenty- four (24); three (3)

Question 3

Section 6

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 _ days of age.

Answer 3

seven (7)

Question 4

RA 9288
Section 6

Answer 4

Performance of Newborn Screening

Question 5

RA 9288
Section 7

Answer 5

Refusal to be Tested

Question 6

RA9288
Section 9 =

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

Answer 6

Section 9. Licensing and Accreditation

DOH and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)

Question 7

RA 9288
Section 10

_ shall be the lead agency in implementing this Act

Answer 7

Sec. 10. Lead Agency

DOH

Question 8

RA 9288
Section 10

Coordinate with the _ for implementation of the newborn screening program;

Coordinate with the _ for the accreditation of Newborn Screening Centers and preparation of defined testing protocols and quality assurance programs.

Answer 8

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ;

NIH Newborn Screening Reference Center

Question 9

RA9288
Sec. 11 Advisory Committee on Newborn Screening

Answer 9

Chairman: Secretary of Health
Vice Chairperson: Executive Director of NIH

Members:
- Undersecretary of the DILG;
- Executive Director of the Council for the Welfare of Children
- the Director of the Newborn Screening Reference Center;
- three (3) representatives appointed by the Secretary of Health who shall be a pediatrician, obstetrician, endocrinologist, family physician, nurse or midwife, from either the public or private sector

Question 10

Secretariat of the Committee

Answer 10

NIH

Question 11

The _ shall be responsible for drafting and ensuring good laboratory practice standards for newborn screening centers, including establishing an external laboratory proficiency testing and certification program.

Answer 11

NIH Newborn Screening Reference Center

Question 12

RA9288 Approval date and President who signed

Answer 12

RA9288
Approved: April 07, 2004
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo