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