AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2008-0026 ON ADDENDUM TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9288, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “NEWBORN SCREENING ACT OF…
National Administrative Register [ DOH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2008-0026-A, November 20, 2008 ]
The additional Rules and Regulations promulgated to fully implement
Rule VI Sec. 24 Licensing and Accreditation, Letter e) of Republic Act
9288 otherwise known as “Newborn Screening Act of 2004”, is hereby
amended to state:
Rule VI Sec. 24 Licensing and Accreditation, Letter e) of Republic Act
9288 otherwise known as “Newborn Screening Act of 2004”, is hereby
amended to state:
e) The following administrative fines shall be imposed on health facilities that refuse to provide NBS services and/or collect more than the maximum allowed NBS fee:
First Offense – warning
Second Offense – administrative fine of fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00)
Third Offense – administrative fine of one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00)
As thus amended, all other provisions of Administrative Order No.
2008-0026 dated August 8, 2008, stands in effect. This order shall take
effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the official gazette or
newspaper of general publication.
Adopted: 20 Nov. 2008
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, M.D., MSc.
Secretary of Health