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Republic of the Philippines
Province of Bukidnon
CITY OF MALAYBALAY
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Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod
EXCERPT MINUTES OF THE 10TH REGULAR SESSION FOR CY 2008 OF THE
FOURTH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF MALAYBALAY,
BUKIDNON, HELD AT THE SP SESSION HALL ON MARCH 25, 2008.
PRESENT : Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
City
City
City
City
City
City
City
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Victor P. Aldeguer
Manuel L. Dinlayan
Amado C. Estrada
Fernando O. Melendez
Aurora F. Deticio
Conrado M. Barroso
Jaime P. Gellor, Jr., Temporary Presiding
Officer
Hon. City Councilor Clarita C. Carbajal
Hon. City Councilor Niko P. Aldeguer
LATE
:
Hon. City Councilor Melchor P. Maramara
ABSENT : Hon. City Councilor Bob Roberto T. Casanova (Official
Business)
Hon. City Councilor Glorio D. Sajulga (Official Business)
(NOTE
:
Hon. Vice Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri Designated OIC Mayor)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - ORDINANCE NO. 626
Series of 2008
Sponsored by:
Hon. Aurora F. Deticio
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9288 OR THE NEWBORN
SCREENING ACT OF 2004 ESTABLISHES A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE
NEWBORN SCREENING SYSTEM TO ENSURE AN INTEGRATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE
THE RIGHT TO HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE, INCLUDING RIGHTS OF THE
CHILDREN TO SURVIVAL AND FULL AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AS NORMAL
INDIVIDUALS APPROXIMATELY 33,000 OF THE 2 MILLION BABIES BORN
ANNUALLY IN THE COUNTRY ARE AFFECTED BY THE LIFE THREATENING
CONGENITAL METABOLIC DISORDERS.
Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Malaybalay
City in session assembled:
Section 1. Declaration of Policy:
The state shall institutionalize a Newborn Screening system
that is…………..
COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, COLLABORATIVE
To ensure that every baby born in Malaybalay City is
offered the opportunity to undergo Newborn Screening (NBS) and be
spared from metabolic conditions that can lead to mental
retardation and death.
Section 2.
“Ordinance
Title
–
The
ordinance
shall
be
known
as
the
adopting Newborn Screening Act of 2004”.
Section 3. Role of Health facilities in the implementation of RA
9288 Health Facilities as major stakeholders shall
ensure the implementation of NBS and will have the
following responsibilities:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Integrate NBS in its delivery of health services.
Serve as collecting health units for blood samples for NBS.
Coordinate with duly accredited NSC.
Ensure that adequate and sustained NBS service such as
information, education, communication, screening, recall
and management of identified cases are being provided in
the health facility.
5. Establish a NBS team that will be responsible for
collection of samples to accredited NSC, prompt recall of
positive patients, referral, management and follow up of
patients.
6. The government and health facility are highly encouraged to
develop a scheme providing partial and full subsidy
depending on the financial capability of parents.
7. All birthing facility, RHU’s, health center and other
collecting facilities throughout the City shall have NBS
specimen collection kit at all times.
8. Define creative financial packages to make NBS accessible
particularly among the economically deprived populace.
9. Establish an appropriate financial system that will ensure
effective and efficient collection of fees and payment of
NBS services to the NSC.
10.
Monitor and evaluate the implementation of NBS within
the institution.
Section 4. Scope- The Newborn Screening shall include five (5)
disorders
namely:
Congenital
Hypothyroidism,
Congenital
Adrenal
hyperplasia,
Phenylketonuria,
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase and Galactosemia.
Section
5.
To subsidize 25% of the
Screening (NBS) filter card
actual
cost
of
Newborn
Section 6. Rules and Regulations
A. For the Bonafide Residents of Malaybalay only
1. All parents who are bonafide residents of Malaybalay
are qualified to avail the 25% discount of the cost of
NBS filter card and screening process.
2. In order to avail the 25% discount, the parents shall
bring birth certificate, Community Tax Certificate
(CTC), and barangay certification as proof that they
are resident of Malaybalay City.
B. For non-residents of Malaybalay shall pay the actual cost
for the filter card & screening process.
Section 7. Definition of Terms – As used in this ordinance, the
following terms are defined as follows:
1. Newborn Screening (NBS) – is a simple and effective
procedure done to detect metabolic disorders through heel
prick, a few drops of blood are taken for the baby’s heel
and blotted on a special absorbent paper.
2. Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) – results from lack or
absence of thyroid hormone which are essential to growth of
the brain and body.
3. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) – causes severe salt
loss, dehydration, and abnormally high levels of male sex
hormones in both boys and girls.
4. Galactosemia (GAL) – is a condition in which babies are
unable to process a certain part of milk sugar called
galactose.
5. Phenylketonuria (PKU) – is a rare condition in which babies
cannot properly use one of the building blocks of protein,
called phynelalanine.
6. Glucoe 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency – leads
to anemia, yellow discoloration of the skin and other
health problems if the patient is exposed to certain drugs,
food or chemicals.
7. NSC – Newborn Screening Center – A testing facility
equipped with a newborn screening laboratory and provides
all required laboratory tests and recall/follow-up programs
for newborns with heritable conditions.
8. NSF – Newborn Screening Health Facility/Blood collecting
Facility for NBS.
Section 8.
Newborn screening shall be done through a heel prick
to be performed by the trained health workers. The
procedure shall be done preferably by 24th to 48th
hours of life.
Section 9.
Handling and Sending of Samples as defined by the NBS
Administrative Manual.
1. Using a drying rack, dry the sample in horizontal manner.
If drying 2 or more samples, place the filter cards in
alternate manner.
2. Make sure that samples are dried for at least 4 hours or
until completely dried.
3. Check filter card against Samples Spotcheck poster.
4. Wrap the samples in a clean sheet of bond paper or place
the samples inside the envelope.
5. Fill in the transmittal form with the mother’s name.
6. Send it together with your samples to your NSC. Do not
staple the transmittal form on the filter card.
7. In sending samples, call or arrange with your official
courier for the schedule to pick up. Get the booking or
pick up reference fro tracking purposes.
8. Write on the airway bill your NSC’s courier account number
and tick the box for consignee.
Section 10. Newborn screening coordinator shall be designated at
all levels to oversee the implementation of NBS
program. The NBS coordinator shall assist in the
recall of patients with positive results.
Section 11. Placing order – by Using health facility’s Purchase
order
(P.O.)
form
in
ordering
NBS
Specimen
Collection kit. The minimum allowable order per
p.o. is (5) Five NBS Specimen collection kits. P.O.
should be signed and approved by the authorized
personnel.
Section 12. Order Delivery – After placing the order processing
time order will be seven (7) working days from the
receipt of P.O., provided that the Health facility
does not have any outstanding account balance with
NSC. NSC will send ordered supplies to the requesting
health facility through a courier indicated in
institutional
database.
A
sales
invoice
will
accompany with ordered supplies.
Section 13. Payment of Orders – Terms of Payment is the period
given By the NSC for the NSF to pay the ordered NBS
Specimen Collection Kits.
Terms of Payment = 45 days from the receipt of costumer’s
sales invoice. Any unpaid account after given terms shall be
charged 2% interest per month until fully paid. The next
Purchase Order will only be processed upon receipt of
payments. Payment made through any of the following ways:
a. Cash/ Cash on delivery for walk-in clients
b. Bank to bank payment through :
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES
Account Name: WVSUMC NEWBORN SCREENING
PROJECT
Account Number: 171-756-6
Branch: JARO BRANCH
Check payments: payable to:
Newborn Screening Center – Visayas
West Visayas State University Medical Center
Section 14.
Appropriations
Section 15. Formulation of implementing Rules and Regulation –
within one month after the approval of this
ordinance, the council shall formulate and issue
the appropriate rules and regulations necessary for
the efficient and effective implementation of any
and all provision of this ordinance.
Section
16.
Separability clause – The provisions of this
ordinance are hereby declared to be separable, and In
the event one or more of such provisions are held
unconstitutional,
the
validity
of
other provisions shall not effected hereby.
Section 17. Repealing Clause – Any existing ordinance of its
provisions, which are inconsistent with this
ordinance shall not deemed repeated, amended or
modifies accordingly.
Section 18. Affectivity- This ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon its approval.
ENACTED.
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CORAZON VILLANUEVA ITCHON
Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary
APPROVED, MARCH 25, 2008:
JAIME P. GELLOR, JR.
City Councilor
Temporary Presiding Officer
APPROVED:
FLORENCIO T. FLORES, JR.
City Mayor
AFDETICIO/vas