PRELIM AO 201 SERIES OF 1973 Flashcards
A.O. 201 series of 1973 DOA?
OCTOBER 26, 1973
HOW MANY SECTIONS?
24 SECTIONS
o Laboratories solely used for academic
training and/or for purely research
activities are exempted
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
Section 2 (Scope)
Section 3 (Basic License Requirements)
o Submit to Secretary, through BRL, SWORN APPLICATION with the ff:
1. Name, citizenship and domicile of the head of the laboratory;
2. Place, municipality and province where it is to be established;
3. Name of establishment
4. Name, citizenship and domicile of the owner
5. Scope and nature of work to be undertaken
6. Statement that applicant has complied with all business requirements under other existing laws or ordinances that are
necessary in pursuance of the activity for which a license is herein applied for
7. A tax clearance for the preceding year
o An INSPECTOR FROM BRL will inspect the
lab within ______(how many days) , and verify if the
requirements have been met.
60 days
Section 4 (Fees):
o ______ PER LICENSE payable to BRL
o Renewal: within last 2 MONTHS of each year upon payment of P50.00
o Grace Period: 2 MONTHS (P10.00 fine)
o ALL GOV’T LABS ARE EXEMPTED FROM FEES
P100.00
o No lab is permitted to operate WITHOUT PROPER LICENSE
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
SECTION 5
o No person is permitted to manage, administer, or supervise a climb unless he/she is an AUTHORIZED LICENSED PHYSICIAN
qualified in laboratory medicine.
SECTION 6
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
a. Clinical Laboratories (Clinical Pathology, Anatomical Pathology, Forensic Pathology)
b. Head/Chief/Director/In-charge (licensed and authorized pathologist or physician with training in in lab medicine)
c. Personnel (Associate Pathologist, Pathology Assistant, Medical Technologist, Laboratory Technicians, Laboratory Aides)
d. Equivalents (substitute equipment, supplies and materials)
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
SECTION 7
SECTION 8 (Interpretations):
o Only written interpretations by ___________ will be recognized
Secretary of Health and Justice
o Owner or authorized representative must file the application with the use of sworn “Petition to Establish, Operate and
Maintain Clinical Laboratory” and physician-signed “Information Sheet”
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
SECTION 9
(Terms and Conditions of License):
o License is NOT TRANSFERABLE
o Laboratories transferring to a new location or having a change in ownership SHALL INFORM in writing the BRL within 15 DAYS after the transfer has been completed
o FAILURE: REVOCATION
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
Section 10
A. Personnel: HEAD AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
a. Pathologists/Associate can only supervise a max of 4 clin lab and/or blood banks contiguously located in a particular area
b. Licensed physician CAN ONLY SUPERVISE 1 LABORATORY
B. Physical Plant:
a. Separate from any commercial or non-medical establishment or residential quarters.
b. Working space must correlate capacity of hospital
c. Adequate physical provisions
d. If needed, sleeping quarters
e. LAB SPACE CANNOT BE USED AS BLEEDING AREA OR RECEPTION ROOMS for a blood bank
C. Minimum Equipment and Apparatuses
a. Routine Tests, Routine Blood Chemistry, Special Biochemistry
and Serology, Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Anatomic
Pathology, Radioisotope Examinations
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
SECTION 11 (Requirements for a Clin Lab)
o All laboratory requests shall be considered as consultations between the requesting physician and the pathologist of the laboratory
o Reports SHALL NOT BE ISSUED orally, in writing, or in portions W/OUT THE ACTUAL SIGNATURE OF THE PATHOLOGIST or his authorized associate or assistants EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES when the results may be released as authorized by the Pathologist
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
Section 12 (Reporting)
o The RATE OF LABORATORY FEES to be charges by clinical laboratory for examination shall be W/IN THE RANGE OF USUAL FEES prevailing at the time and particular place taking into consideration costs of production and quality control of various laboratory procedures.
o Professional services rendered to the patient in the performance of special procedure of examination shall be
treated separately and not included in the laboratory fee.
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
Section 14 (Laboratory Fees)
o Only the
- NAME OF LAB
- ADDRESS
- TEL. NO.OF LAB
- PATHOLOGISTS & ASSISTANTS
- FIELD OF WORK COVERED BY THE LICENSURE
shall appear on the letterhead and other information media.
o No laboratory shall make advertisement on medical pad, fictitious and unproven claim misleading statements and to advocate directly or by any means of subterfuge unreliable and inconclusive laboratory procedures which may prove detriment to patient care.
What section of A.O. 201 series of 1973 ?
Section 15 (Publicity)
