wk6 clinical lab law Flashcards
primary purpose of a clinical laboratory is
to be able to
determine the character and quantity of the various chemical
substances in the blood and other body fluids, tissue, secretions,
and excretions.
R.A 4688 was approved and promulgated for its purpose on
preventing the operation and maintenance of substandard,
improperly managed and poorly equipped clinical laboratories
june 18, 1966
The implementing guidelines of R.A 4688 are contained in
administrative order No. 59 S. 2001
These rules and regulations are issued to implement R.A 4688: Clinical
Laboratory Law consistent with
E.O. 102 s. 1999:
shall exercise the regulatory functions under
these rules and regulations.
The Department of Health
(DOH), through the Bureau of Health Facilities and Services (BHFS) in the
Health Regulation Cluster,
classification of lab by function
clinical and anatomic
classification of lab by institution character
hospital-based lab and non-hospital-based lab
classification of lab by service capability
primary secondary and teritary
An approved permit to construct and design lay-out of a clinical
laboratory shall be secured from the prior to submission of an
application for a Petition to Operate
BHFS
A clinical laboratory shall operate with a valid license issued by
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BHFS/CHD,
(BHFS)
the Bureau of Health Facilities and Services
CHD
Center for Health Development
No clinical laboratory shall be constructed unless plans have been
approved and construction permit issued by the
BHFS
Application for Permit to Construct. the following are the
documents required:
7.1.1 Letter of Application to the Director of Bureau of Health Facilities
and Services (BHFS)
7.1.2 Four sets of Site Development Plans and Floor Plans approved by
an architect and/or engineer
7.1.3 DTI/SEC Registration (for PRIVATE clinical laboratory)
APPLICATION OF NEW LICENSE
A duly notarized application from “Petition to Establish,
Operate, and Maintain a Clinical Laboratory”
, shall be filed
by the owner or his duly authorized representative at the BHFS