RA 4688

June 18, 1966

Enactment date of RA 4688

Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr.

Signed the approval of RA 4688

Clinical labs are required to register & licensed _______

annually

Office of Secretary of Health

Where do clinical lab owners go to for registration and license?

Licensed Physician

Person-in-charge in a clinical lab

Office of Secretary of Health.

Authorizes the physician to take charge of a clinical lab (must be done annually).

Fine

₱ 1,000 - ₱ 5,000

Imprisonment

1 month - 1 year

Amount of money to actualize RA 4688

₱ 50,000

National Treasury

Where does the money to actualize RA 4688 come from?

Eyewash

within 100 ft of work area

Lab counter width

2 ft, 6 inches

Lab counter to wall clearance

4 ft

Lab counter to counter clearance

7 ft

Desk height

30 inches

Keyboard drawer height

25 - 27 inches

Human Body Standing

4 square ft

Human Body Sitting

6 square ft

Desk space

3 square ft

Lab Classification by Function

1. Clinical Pathology

2. Anatomical Pathology

Lab Classification by Institutional Character

1. Hospital-based

2. Non-hospital based

Lab Classification by Service Capability

1. Primary Service

2. Secondary Service

3. Tertiary Service

4. National Reference Lab

Primary Service

• Routine HEMA

• Routine Urinalysis & Fecalysis

• Qualitative Platelet Determination

• Blood typing

Secondary Service

• All primary services

• Routine CC

• Quantitative Platelet Determination

• Crossmatching

• Gram Staining

• KOH

Tertiary Service

• All primary & secondary services

• Special CC

• Special HEMA

• IMSE

• Microbio

Primary Facility

10 sq. m

Secondary Facility

20 sq. m

Tertiary Facility

60 sq. m

Minimum Requirements of Equipments for Primary Category

• Clinical Centrifuge

• Microhematocrit Centrifuge

• Microscope with OIO

• Hemoglobinometer

• Differential blood cell counter

Minimum Requirements of Equipments for Secondary Category

• All primary category

• Refrigerator

• Photometer

• Water bath

• Timer

Minimum Requirements of Equipments for Tertiary Category

• All primary & secondary category

• Incubator

• Balance

• Rotator

• Serofuge

• Autoclave

• Dry oven

• BSC