RA 9165: Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

Question 1

RA 9165 is known as?

Answer 1

Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

Question 3

What did RA 9165 repeal?

Answer 3

RA 6425

Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972

Question 4

RA 9165 was amended by?

Answer 4

RA 10640

Question 5

Refers to the professional who perform the drug testing.

Answer 5

Analyst

Question 6

Enumerate:

Certified Drug Analysts:

Answer 6

• Medical Technologist
• Chemist
• Chemical Engineer
• Pharmacist

Question 7

Person who is authorized to collect specimen from the client to secure and prevent alteration of Urine specimen.

Answer 7

Authorized Specimen Collector

Question 8

Any facility used for the **illegal manufacture **of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and
essential chemical;

Answer 8

clandestine laboratory

Question 9

The procedure to account for each specimen by tracking the handling and storage from point of collection to final disposal.

Answer 9

Chain of Custody

Question 10

The form used to document the procedures from the time of collection until receipt by the laboratory.

Answer 10

Chain of Custody Form

Question 11

Enumerate:

Most important & most commonly tested dangerous drugs in the screening lab:

Answer 11

• Methamphetamine (shabu)
• Tetrahydrocannabinol (marijuana)

Question 12

Aside from shabu and marijuana,

what other parameters (dangerous drugs) are tested?

Answer 12

• ecstasy
• opium
• cocaine

Question 13

What is the NRL for environmental and Occupational Health, Toxicology and Micronutrient assay?

Answer 13

East Avenue Medical Center

Question 14

A rapid test performed to establish potential/presumptive positive result.

Answer 14

screening test

Question 15

T/F:

A screening test is a quantitative test

Answer 15

False.

Qualitative

Question 16

An analytical test using a device, tool or equipment with a different chemical or physical principle that is more specific which will validate and confirm the result of the screening test

Answer 16

confirmatory test

Question 17

Refers to the body fluid that is collected from a person

Answer 17

specimen

Question 18

T/F, MANDATORY DRUG TESTING:

Candidates for Public Office

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What is the policy- and strategy-making body that plans and formulates programs on drug prevention & control?

Answer 19

Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)

Question 20

PDEA stands for?

Answer 20

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Question 21

Any person who sells, trades, administers, delivers dangerous drugs or who acts as a broker in any of such transactions

Answer 21

Pusher

Question 22

Enumerate:

Classification of drug testing laboratory based on ownership

Answer 22

• government
• private

Question 23

enumerate:

Classification of drug testing laboratory based on institutional character

Answer 23

• institutional based
• freestanding

Question 24

enumerate:

Classification of drug testing laboratory based on service capability

Answer 24

• screening lab
• confirmatory lab

Question 25

# random or mandatory drug test: officers of the military

Answer 25

mandatory

Question 26

# random or mandatory drug test: students of secondary or tertiary schools

Answer 26

random

Question 27

# Screening or confirmatory lab: At least **20 sqm** in floor area

Answer 27

screening lab

Question 28

A confirmatory lab should have at least _ sqm in floor area

Answer 28

60

Question 29

A Laboratory of whatever category shall have within its premises an area which can receive or **accommodate** **at least how many clients** at a time?

Answer 29

at least **5** clients

Question 30

# Enumerate: Mandatory Drug Testing

Answer 30

* Applicants for Firearms License * Officers and members of the military, police and other law enforcements * Candidates for Public Office * Persons charged before the prosecutor’s office with criminal charge offense having an impossible penalty of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and 1 day * Persons apprehended for the violations of this act

Question 31

# Screening or confirmatory lab: Shall have a full time Medical Technologist, Chemist, Pharmacist, and Chemical Engineer with appropriate training in screening procedures for dangerous drugs

Answer 31

screening lab

Question 32

# screening or confirmatory lab: Shall have full time Medical Technologist, Chemist, Pharmacist and Chemical Engineer who has completed an extensive appropriate training in chromatography, spectroscopy. The analyst must pass the proficiency test.

Answer 32

confirmatory lab

Question 33

# screening or confirmatory lab: Shall have a necessary equipment for screening, **qualitative** and **quantitative** examination in addition to the basic equipment.

Answer 33

confirmatory lab

Question 34

What department licenses and accredits drug testing centers?

Answer 34

DOH

Question 35

# Enumerate: The record of personnel must include:

Answer 35

* resume, * training and experience, * certification, * PRC license, * incident report (if any) * and other information,

Question 36

# Enumerate: minimum required information on the chain of custody

Answer 36

1. Information identifying the specimen 2. Date and time of the specimen 3. Name of the testing laboratory 4. Name of the signatures of all individuals who had custody of the samples during the collection process.

Question 37

If **negative**, specimens can be stored for a minimum of how many days?

Answer 37

minimum of 5 days

Question 38

If **positive but not challenged**, how many days can specimens be stored for?

Answer 38

15 days

Question 39

**Report** pertaining to specimens for laboratory report shall be **kept** by the testing laboratory for a minimum period of _

Answer 39

1 year

Question 40

# Yellow, Green, Black: Infectious waste such as gauze pad contaminated with urine specimen

Answer 40

Yellow

Question 41

# Yellow, Green, Black: food waste

Answer 41

Green

Question 42

# Yellow, Green, Black: Non-biodegradable waste

Answer 42

Black

Question 43

# Screening or confirmatory lab: Chromatographs

Answer 43

confirmatory lab

Question 44

# Enumerate: Who are the signatories in the lab report?

Answer 44

* analyst who performed the test * head of the laboratory

Question 45

# Screening or confirmatory: For _ , the test result must be reported as **POSITIVE** OR **NEGATIVE**.

Answer 45

screening

Question 46

# Screening or confirmatory: For _ , the test result shall report the **analyte** and the **concentration**.

Answer 46

confirmatory

Question 47

# T/F: 3 copies of the laboratory report must be produced

Answer 47

False. | 2 copies only. 1 for the client, 1 for DOH

Question 48

Who conducts a continuing **assessment** of **proficiency** of the Screening and Confirmatory Laboratory.

Answer 48

NRL (RITM)

Question 49

# T/F: Failure to pass the proficiency test shall result in revocation of license

Answer 49

False. | A **second chance** is given. Failure to pass the 2nd chance will result

Question 50

# T/F: Like a pregnancy test result, a **negative** drug test result is an **absence of line**

Answer 50

False. | in drug tests: negative = presence of line; positive = absence of line

Question 51

# T/F: A drug test is valid for 1year from the date of issue.

Answer 51

True

Question 52

# Allowance Service Fee: Private Hospital/Free Standing Laboratory

Answer 52

P300

Question 53

# Allowance Service Fee: Public Hospital

Answer 53

P250

Question 54

# Enumerate: Content of LTO

Answer 54

* Name of the owner * Head of the Laboratory * Procedures and Specialty * Validity Report * Signature of the Bureau or CHD Director

Question 55

Validity of LTO for confirmatory lab:

Answer 55

2 years

Question 56

Validity of LTO for screening lab:

Answer 56

1 year

Question 57

Renewal of LTO shall be filed how many days before the expiration of license?

Answer 57

90 days

Question 58

# T/F: The bureau or the CHD may conduct a visit on the laboratory unannounced.

Answer 58

True

Question 59

# VIOLATIONS - T/F: Protecting the confidentiality of a drug test result

Answer 59

False

Question 60

# VIOLATIONS - T/F: Failure to refer a positive result to a confirmatory laboratory.

Answer 60

True

Question 61

# VIOLATIONS - T/F: Failure to participate in a proficiency testing

Answer 61

True