RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING RA 9288

accreditation

a formal authorization issued by the DOH to an individual, partnership, corporation or association and to the Newborn Screening Center

DILG

Department of Interior and Local Government

Health professional societies

refer to the national organizations of recognized health societies in the country.

IRR

implementing rules and regulations

National Comprehensive Newborn Screening System- Treatment Network

refers to the tertiary hospitals equipped to diagnose and manage the confirmed cases.

Newborn Screening Specimen Collection Kit

materials needed in collecting NBS samples namely, filter collection card, lancet, information materials, etc., which can be procured at the NSC

Participating Health Institutions

health institutions offering newborn screening services such as, but not limited to, motivation of parents, collection of blood sample and recall.

PHIC

refers to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

24 hrs

Any laboratory results indicating an increased risk of a heritable disorder (i.e. positive testing result) shall be immediately released, within______

7 working days

Negative screens shall be released_______after receipt of the NSC.

Recall

A newborn with a positive result shall be located and recalled for confirmatory testing as soon as possible.

8 members

The Committee shall be composed of____

100 square meters

Minimum of______working floor area

5, 5

____work-benches to run the____tests

3 ft. long and 5 ft. wide.

Each work bench approximately______

3 yrs

The Certificate of Accreditation shall have a validity period of______ subject to periodic monitoring.

30 days

Application for renewal of accreditation not filed within______after expiration shall be treated as a new application.

Manuel M. Dayrit

Secretary of Health