AO 2021-0037 aligns laboratory procedures with AO 2020-0047 pursuant to which law?

AO 2021-0037 aligns laboratory procedures with AO 2020-0047 pursuant to which law?

• A. RA 10963
• B. RA 11223
• C. RA 7160
• D. RA 8423

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that a national health law provides the authority for standardizing how laboratories operate across the health system. RA 11223, the Universal Health Care Act, establishes the policy and framework to ensure universal, quality health services and gives the Department of Health the power to regulate, supervise, and issue guidelines and administrative orders to implement the act. Aligning laboratory procedures with a DOH Administrative Order like AO 2020-0047 fits under that authority, ensuring consistent standards nationwide as part of delivering universal health care. The other laws listed do not specifically grant the DOH the broad regulatory power over health-system laboratory standards in the way RA 11223 does.

The key idea is that a national health law provides the authority for standardizing how laboratories operate across the health system. RA 11223, the Universal Health Care Act, establishes the policy and framework to ensure universal, quality health services and gives the Department of Health the power to regulate, supervise, and issue guidelines and administrative orders to implement the act. Aligning laboratory procedures with a DOH Administrative Order like AO 2020-0047 fits under that authority, ensuring consistent standards nationwide as part of delivering universal health care. The other laws listed do not specifically grant the DOH the broad regulatory power over health-system laboratory standards in the way RA 11223 does.