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 (P50,000.00)
Third Offense - administrative fine of one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00)

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.

Adopted: 20 Nov. 2008

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, M.D., MSc.
Secretary of Health