BHFS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 48, s. 2003, May 23, 2003
CLASSIFICATION OF CLINICAL LABORATORIES BASED ON INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTER
and Regulations
Governing the Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of Clinical
Laboratories in the Philippines” Section 5.2 states:
Section 5.2 Classification by Institutional Character:
5.2.1 Hospital-based laboratory – a laboratory that operates
within a hospital5.2.2 Non-hospital based laboratory – a laboratory that operates
on its own
In response to the need for a more comprehensive and appropriate
classification of clinical laboratories suited for the prevailing
setting, Section 5.2 of Administrative Order No. 59, s. 2001 is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 5.2 Classification by Institutional Character:
5.2.1 Institution-based laboratory — a
laboratory that operates within the premises and operates as part of an
institution (e.g. hospital, multi-specialty clinics, schools, medical
facilities for overseas workers and seafarers).5.2.2 Freestanding laboratory — a
laboratory that
operates outside the premises of an institution and operates
independently.
All other provisions of Administrative Order No. 59, s. 2001 shall
remain in full force and effect.
Adopted: 23 May 2003
(SGD.) MANUEL M. DAYRIT, M.D., MSC
Secretary of Health