Amendment to AO 2008-26 on Addendum to Rules and Regulations Implementing RA 9288 (Newborn Screening Act) ( DOH Administrative Order No. 2008-0026-A )
November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
DOH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2008-0026-A
| SUBJECT | : | 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 2004" |
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:
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 |
| Third offense | administrative fine of one hundred thousand |
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.
(SGD.) HON. FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MSc.Secretary of Health
Published in The Philippine Star on January 26, 2009.