Guidelines in earning Credit Unit
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RA 10912
THE CONTINUING PROFESSINAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2016
 4 Articles, 9 Sections
 Former Executive Order No. 226
 Approved on July 21, 2016, and took effect on August
26, 2016
 Became a law without presidential signature
 Senate Bill 2581: development of all profession
 House Bill 6423: state policy to upgrade the practice
Amendments:
 PRC Resolution No. 2019-1146 Series of 2019
 Medical Technology Resolution No. 10 Series of 2019
CONTENTS OF RA 10912
 PURPOSE: Refers to the inculcation of advanced
knowledge, skills, and ethical values in a post-
licensure specialization or into professional practice,
self-directed research, and lifelong learning. Here are
the major activities:
 Ethics
 Standards of Professional Practice
 Enhancement of Professional Practice and
Technical Competence
 Environmental Factors affecting the Profession
CPD CREDIT UNIT: Refers to the value of an amount of learning
that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal,
informal, or non-formal learning setting. Maximum of 1 CPD
unit per hour of activity may be given or maximum of 20 CPD
units in 2-3 days activity. Maximum of 15 units for self-directed
learning or lifelong learning.
 PRC Resolution No. 2019-1146: 45 units to 15 units
during transition period (every 3 years)
 PRC Resolution No. 1444-A series of 2021: extension
of units undertaking until Dec. 31, 2022
CPD COUNCIL: Refers to the body created to promote and
ensure continuous improvement of professionals with the
following leaders:
 Chairperson: Member of MedTech Board
(Co-Terminus)
 Member: 1 member from PAMET and 1 member from
PASMETH (2 years)
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 Max of 1 unit/hour of activity for participants
 Professional: 20 units (max) only for >days of activity
 Resource speaker: 3 units/hour
 Program panelist: 2 units/hour
 Facilitator/Moderator: 1 unit/hour
 Academe Track
 Master’s Degree: full c.u upon degree (5yrs)
 Doctorale: full c.u upon degree (5yrs)
 Professional: 15 units/hour
 Post graduate diploma: max of 30 units
 Self-Directed
 Training module: 10 units/hour
 Technical Paper: 5 units/technical paper
 Journal Authors: local (10 units)
international (15 units)
 Journal Peer Reviewers: 2 units/article
 Book Authors: local (20 units) international
(40 units)
 Book Editors: max of 20 units
 Max units for self and lifelong learning
 RMT: 15 credit units
 MLT: 10 credit units
 Certificate of CPD Activities issued shall include CPD
Units
RA 4688
THE CLINICAL LABORATORY LAW
 Approved on June 18, 1966, passed by the 6th
congress
 AO No. 2007-0027 is the recent implementing rule for
this act (Approved on Aug. 22, 2007 – 13 sections by
Francisco Duque)
 Managed by Health Facilities Services Regulatory
Bureau (HFSRB) of DOH
Amendments:
 AO No. 2012-0021
 AO No. 2009-0086
 AO No. 2007-0027-A (sec. 3 -7 National TB Reference
Lab)
 AO No. 2007-2011 (repeal AO No. 118 -13)
 AO NO. 118-8, series of 1992 (Accreditation of lab)
 AO No.274, series of 1976 (Accreditation of lab)
 AO No. 59, series of 2001 (Maintenance of lab)
 AO No. 49-B, series of 1988 (Maintenance of lab)
 AO No. 201, series of 1973 (Maintenance of lab)
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 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 2.5 MONTHS Guidelines for Application, Registration and Renewal
MICROBIOLOGY 2.5 MONTHS  Non-hospital-based laboratory: shall provide the
CLINICAL MICROSCOPY 3 MONTHS following: (1) Name ofthe laboratory (2) Name of the
HEMATOLOGY 2 MONTHS owner or operator (3) Head of the laboratory (4)
BLOOD BANK 1 MONTH Service capability (5) Period of validity (6) License
HISTOPATHOLOGY 1 MONTH number (7) Location
 Hospital-based laboratory: shall be included in the
one-stop-shop licensure for hospitals without the
CONTENTS OF RA 4688 need of separate license
 PURPOSE: Secures an indispensable facility in  Satellite laboratory: if not within the required
delivering quality health care of laboratory workups premises, should comply with a separate license
as it provides information necessary for diagnosis. other than the main laboratory
 Mobile laboratory: can only function within the
CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL LABORATORIES 100km radium from the main laboratory and only
 Based on ownership: allowed for specimen collection
 Government  Compliance for securing a license is at the office of
 Private HFSRB or through CHD of the DOH; failure to do so
may be cancelled without notice
 Based on function:
 Clinical Pathology
 Anatomic Pathology LABORATORY MANAGEMENT
 A clinical laboratory should be headed by a
 Based on character: pathologist
 Institution-based  Working hours vary from minimum of 8 hours to a
 Freestanding maximum of 16 hours
 Single test must be processed appx. 10
 Service capability: minutes
 Primary  Manual testing with 50 sampling per RMT
 Secondary  Manual testing with 75 sampling per RMT
 Tertiary  Automated testing with 100 sampling per
 Limited RMT
 Automated testing with 150 sampling per
Primary laboratory: performed routine hematology, RMT
qualitative platelet count, urinalysis, fecalysis and blood typing
(Hospital)
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Secondary laboratory: all primary with clinical chemistry,  National Reference Laboratory (NRL) is a government
quantitative platelet count, cross-matching, gram staining and hospital designated by the DOH to provide special
potassium hydroxide test (Hospital) functions for diagnosis
 All laboratories must participate with the External
Tertiary laboratory: all secondary with special chemistryand Quality Assessment Program (EQAS) of the NRL to
hematology, immunology, microbiology secure a Certificate of Proficiency
 Laboratory results should be signed by the MTOD and
a pathologist
LICENSING OF LABORATORIES
 License to Operate, valid for 1 year, is given by the
DOH in compliance with HFSRB
 Government hospitals that accommodate DOH
programs are exempted to secure license if they are
operated and maintained for research and teaching
purposes:
 Malarial screening
 Acid fast bacilli microscopy
 Tests for sexually transmitted infections
 Cervical cancer screening using Pap smears

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 RA 7719
THE NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994
 Approved on May 15, 1994, signed by Pres. Fidel
Ramos
 Effective on August 23, 1994, in repeal with RA NO-
1517
Amendments
 AO No. 9, series of 1995 (Rules and Regulation)
 AO No. 57, series of 1980 (Rules and Regulation)
 AO No. 118-A (NVSP National Voluntary Blood
Services Program)
CONTENTS OF RA 7719
 PURPOSE: Promotes voluntary blood donation,
providing adequate supply of blood
BLOOD SERVICES FACILITY
Blood service facility is a unit, agency or institution that
provides blood products and are classified based on (1)
ownership (2) character and (3) service capability. The
following are the services in a blood service facility:
 Blood station: stores, issues, transports, and
distributes blood products such as whole blood and
packed red cells and can also perform compatibility
testing
 Blood collection unit: functions in recruitment,
retention and care for blood donors that provides
screening method, counselling services, blood
collection, transport and can also perform
compatibility testing
 Blood bank: storage and issuance of all available
blood components and provides other services such
as compatibility tests, direct Coombs test, antibody
screening and investigation in cases of transfusion
reactions
 Blood center: responsible for testing blood units for
transfusion transmissible infections, processing, and
provision of blood components aside from all services
mentioned in a blood bank
BLOOD SERVICE FACILITY MANAGEMENT
 A BSF must have at least 1 MT for every shift
 Hospital-based stations must be supervised by a
pathologist
 Non-hospital-based stations must be supervised by
physician with at least 3 months formal training in
basic blood banking
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BLOOD SERVICE FACILITY LICENSING
 Application for registration and issuance of ATO and
LTO is filed with HFSRB or through CHD of the DOH
 Authority to operate (ATO) is the official permit given
for blood collection units and/or blood stations issued
by DOH valid for 3 years
 License to operate (LTO) is the formal authority is
given for blood banks and blood centers issued by
DOH valid for 3 years
RA 9288
THE NEW BORN SCREENING ACT OF 2004
 The Philippine Newborn Screening Project was
initiated on June 27, 1996
 In consolidation with Senate No. 2707 and House bill
No. 6625
 Approved on July 4, 2004, signed by Pres. Gloria
Arroyo
Amendments:
 AO No. 1-A, series of 2000
 AO No. 121, series of 2003
 AO No. 1014-0045 – (expanded the screening)
 AO No. 2014-0045-A – (Options - May 1, 2019)
 AO No. 2018-0025
CONTENTS OF RA 9288
 PURPOSE: Focuses on promulgating a comprehensive
policy and national system for ensuring newborn
screening services
NEWBORN SCREENING
 Newborn: child from the time of complete delivery to
30 days old
 Performed after 24 hours of life but not later than 72
hours from delivery
 Expanded newborn screening is an examination that
increases the panel screened for newborns from 6 to
28 congenital disorders
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NEWBORN SCREENING FACILITIES
 Newborn Screening Facility: health facility that
educates parents about NBS during pre-natal period,
collects blood samples and sends the specimen to
 Newborn Screening Centers: facility equipped with
an NBS laboratory that complies with the NIH
standards that provides follow-up programs
 Newborn Confirmatory Center: facility identified by
the DOH as part of the National Comprehensive
Newborn Screening System Treatment Network
 Newborn Screening Reference Center: central facility
at the NIH that defines testing and follow-up
protocols, maintains external laboratory proficiency
testing program, oversees that national testing
database and registries, assists in training and
education

FACILITY LICENSURE
 Registration for application is filed to HFSRB with
certification from NIH
 Certificate of accreditation (COA) is the formal
authorization given to newborn
 Screening Centers issued by the DOH valid for 3 years
and License to operate (LTO) is given to Newborn
Confirmatory Centers valid for 1 year

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