The term for laboratories located within DOH-licensed facility premises.

The term for laboratories located within DOH-licensed facility premises.

• A. Non-Institutional-based laboratory
• B. Community-based laboratory
• C. Institution-based laboratory
• D. Mobile laboratory

Answer: (C)

Labs located inside the premises of a DOH-licensed facility are called institution-based laboratories. This designation emphasizes that the lab operates as part of a licensed institution—sharing its administration, resources, and compliance systems such as biosafety, QA, and regulatory oversight. The other setups describe labs that operate outside of that on-site facility: mobile laboratories work from vehicles or temporary sites and aren’t fixed within the facility footprint; community-based laboratories serve outside traditional institutions to reach the broader population; non-institutional-based laboratories function as independent or stand-alone entities not housed in a DOH-licensed facility. Because their locations aren’t within a licensed facility’s premises, they don’t fit the term in question.

Labs located inside the premises of a DOH-licensed facility are called institution-based laboratories. This designation emphasizes that the lab operates as part of a licensed institution—sharing its administration, resources, and compliance systems such as biosafety, QA, and regulatory oversight.

The other setups describe labs that operate outside of that on-site facility: mobile laboratories work from vehicles or temporary sites and aren’t fixed within the facility footprint; community-based laboratories serve outside traditional institutions to reach the broader population; non-institutional-based laboratories function as independent or stand-alone entities not housed in a DOH-licensed facility. Because their locations aren’t within a licensed facility’s premises, they don’t fit the term in question.