The Clinical Laboratory and Its Laws
within the premises and as part of
Classification of Laboratories in the Philippines
Laboratories are classified into:
✓ Ownership
✓ Function
✓ Institutional Character
✓ Service Capacity
- According to Administrative Order No.
- 2007 – 0027
1. Ownership
 Government owned –
o These are laboratories which are
maintained, wholly or partially
owned by the national or local
government.
o AFP Medical Center and
Pagamutan ng Dasmarinas
 Private
o Established, operated, or
maintained by an individual,
corporation or association
without any affinity with the
government.
o DLSUMC, EAC-MC, MMC
2. Based on Function
 Clinical Pathology Function
o Hematology, Clinical Chemistry,
Immunohematology,
Microbiology, Immunology,
Clinical Microscopy, Serology,
Endocrinology, Molecular
Biology, Cytogenetics, Toxicology
and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.
 Anatomic Pathology Function
o Immunology, Surgical,
Histopathologic, Cytologic,
Autopsy procedure, Forensic and
Molecular Pathology
3. Institutional Character
 Institution-based
o If the clinical laboratory operates
institution.
o Ex: Hospital, Clinic, School or
Medical Facility
o NKTI
 Free – Standing Clinical Laboratory
o If the clinical laboratory does not
have any affinity with other
institution.
o Ex: Hi-Precision Diagnostics, ABC
Laboratories
4. Service Capacity
 Primary Category
- Routine Hematology, Urinalysis,
Fecalysis and Blood Typing
 Secondary Category
- Routine Hematology, Urinalysis,
Fecalysis and Blood Typing.
- Additional: Routine Chemistry Analysis,
Cross-matching, Gram staining and KOH
preparation.
 Tertiary Category
- Routine Hematology, Urinalysis,
Fecalysis and Blood Typing. Routine
Chemistry Analysis, Crossmatching,
Gram staining and KOH preparation.
- Additional: Special Chemistry
Procedures, Special Hematology
including Coagulation procedures,
Immunology and Culture and Sensitivity
procedures.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
CLASSIFICATION OF LABORATORIES
Classification of clinical laboratories
according to their Biosafety Level.
 ○ Biosafety Level 1
 ○ Biosafety Level 2
 ○ Biosafety Level 3
 ○ Biosafety Level 4
Biosafety Level 1