THE CLINICAL LABORATORY
10 SQUARE METERS - ANSWER Minimum space requirement of a primary laboratory
20 SQUARE METERS - ANSWER Minimum space requirement of a secondary laboratory
60 SQUARE METERS - ANSWER Minimum space requirement for Tertiary Laboratory
A Certified Pathologist may be authorized to manage or supervised in not more than Clinical
laboratories/ Blood banks - ANSWER 4 laboratories/ blood banks
A duly notarized "Application for Renewal of License to Establish, Operate and Maintain a Clinical
Laboratory" filed at the respective CHD. - ANSWER What form is needed for the renewal of
a clinical laboratory license?
A duly notarized "Petition to Establish, Operate, and Maintain a Clinical Laboratory" filed at the BHFS.
- ANSWER What form is required for the application for a new license to establish, operate,
and maintain a clinical laboratory?
A laboratory in a government hospital designated by the DOH to provide special diagnostic functions
and services for certain diseases - ANSWER A laboratory in a government hospital
designated by the DOH to provide special diagnostic functions and services for certain diseases
A letter of application to the BHFS Director. - ANSWER What is the first requirement for the
application for a permit to construct a clinical laboratory?
A violation under Administrative Order No. 59 s. 2001, requiring notification to BHFS and/or CHD. -
ANSWER Unreported changes in lab ownership or location
A violation under Administrative Order No. 59 s. 2001. - ANSWER Operating a lab without
certified personnel
According to Function, According to Institutional Characteristics, According to Ownership, According
to Service Capability - ANSWER CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL LABORATORY
Additional equipment for SECONDARY laboratories - ANSWER All those in PRIMARY plus:
-Hemacytometer
-Microhematocrit centrifuge
-Photometer or equivalent
-Balance
-Microscope with oil
-Waterbath or equivalent
-Rotator
-Hemoglobinometer or equivalent
Additional equipment for TERTIARY laboratories - ANSWER All those in PRIMARY and
SECONDARY plus:
-Refrigerator
, THE CLINICAL LABORATORY
-Incubator
-Timer or equivalent
-Serofuge or equivalent
-Differential counter or equivalent
-Autoclave
-Drying oven
-Biosafety cabinet (BSC) or equivalent
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 59 s. 2001 - ANSWER "Rules and Regulations Governing the
Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines" / Created to
implement R.A. 4688
CLINICAL LABORATORY: According to Instructional Characteristics - ANSWER FREE-
STANDING(TYPE)
CLINICAL LABORATORY: According to Instructional Characteristics - ANSWER INSTITUTION-
BASED (TYPE)
CLINICAL LABORATORY: According to Ownership - ANSWER GOVERNMENT-OWNED &
PRIVATELY-OWNED
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY & ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY - ANSWER CLINICAL LABORATORY:
According to Function
CLINICAL PATHOLOGYFocuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disease through laboratory testing
of blood and other body fluids, covering areas such as:
-Clinical Chemistry
-Blood Banking
-Microbiology
-Immunology and Serology
-Hematology
-Serology
-Parasitology
-Clinical Microscopy
-Toxicology
-Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
-Endocrinology - ANSWER CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
DTI/SEC Registration. - ANSWER What additional registration is needed for a private clinical
laboratory when applying for a permit to construct?
10 SQUARE METERS - ANSWER Minimum space requirement of a primary laboratory
20 SQUARE METERS - ANSWER Minimum space requirement of a secondary laboratory
60 SQUARE METERS - ANSWER Minimum space requirement for Tertiary Laboratory
A Certified Pathologist may be authorized to manage or supervised in not more than Clinical
laboratories/ Blood banks - ANSWER 4 laboratories/ blood banks
A duly notarized "Application for Renewal of License to Establish, Operate and Maintain a Clinical
Laboratory" filed at the respective CHD. - ANSWER What form is needed for the renewal of
a clinical laboratory license?
A duly notarized "Petition to Establish, Operate, and Maintain a Clinical Laboratory" filed at the BHFS.
- ANSWER What form is required for the application for a new license to establish, operate,
and maintain a clinical laboratory?
A laboratory in a government hospital designated by the DOH to provide special diagnostic functions
and services for certain diseases - ANSWER A laboratory in a government hospital
designated by the DOH to provide special diagnostic functions and services for certain diseases
A letter of application to the BHFS Director. - ANSWER What is the first requirement for the
application for a permit to construct a clinical laboratory?
A violation under Administrative Order No. 59 s. 2001, requiring notification to BHFS and/or CHD. -
ANSWER Unreported changes in lab ownership or location
A violation under Administrative Order No. 59 s. 2001. - ANSWER Operating a lab without
certified personnel
According to Function, According to Institutional Characteristics, According to Ownership, According
to Service Capability - ANSWER CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL LABORATORY
Additional equipment for SECONDARY laboratories - ANSWER All those in PRIMARY plus:
-Hemacytometer
-Microhematocrit centrifuge
-Photometer or equivalent
-Balance
-Microscope with oil
-Waterbath or equivalent
-Rotator
-Hemoglobinometer or equivalent
Additional equipment for TERTIARY laboratories - ANSWER All those in PRIMARY and
SECONDARY plus:
-Refrigerator
, THE CLINICAL LABORATORY
-Incubator
-Timer or equivalent
-Serofuge or equivalent
-Differential counter or equivalent
-Autoclave
-Drying oven
-Biosafety cabinet (BSC) or equivalent
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 59 s. 2001 - ANSWER "Rules and Regulations Governing the
Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines" / Created to
implement R.A. 4688
CLINICAL LABORATORY: According to Instructional Characteristics - ANSWER FREE-
STANDING(TYPE)
CLINICAL LABORATORY: According to Instructional Characteristics - ANSWER INSTITUTION-
BASED (TYPE)
CLINICAL LABORATORY: According to Ownership - ANSWER GOVERNMENT-OWNED &
PRIVATELY-OWNED
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY & ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY - ANSWER CLINICAL LABORATORY:
According to Function
CLINICAL PATHOLOGYFocuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disease through laboratory testing
of blood and other body fluids, covering areas such as:
-Clinical Chemistry
-Blood Banking
-Microbiology
-Immunology and Serology
-Hematology
-Serology
-Parasitology
-Clinical Microscopy
-Toxicology
-Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
-Endocrinology - ANSWER CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
DTI/SEC Registration. - ANSWER What additional registration is needed for a private clinical
laboratory when applying for a permit to construct?
