Philippine Medtech Act of 1969 (RA 5527)

• Law that governs the practice of Medical

  Technology in the Philippines

  Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
• Is a special penal law because this state prohibits certain acts and establishes penalty, order, and violation

  Nature of R.A. 5527
• SECTION 1


  title
• This law was approved on

  June 21, 1969
• Signed by

  President Ferdinand E. Marcos
• Signed when

  August 14,1969
• An auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine which deals with the

  examinations by various chemical

  MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
• A duly registered physician who is specially trained in methods of

  laboratory medicine; head of the laboratory

  PATHOLOGIST
• A person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a Pathologist or licensed physician authorize by the DOH in places where there is no pathologist

  MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
• A person who not being a graduate of BSMT/BSH, but having passed the corresponding civil service examination, performs the work of medical technology under the supervision of a registered medical technologist and/or qualified pathologist.

  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
• A clinical laboratory, office, agency, clinic, hospital or sanitarium duly approved by the DOH or its authorized agency.

  ACCREDITED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LABORATORY
• Any school, college, or university which offers a course in Medical Technology approved by Department of Education in accordance with the requirements under this act, upon recommendation of the council of Medical Technology Education.

  RECOGNIZED SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
• The council of Medical Technology Education established under this act.

  COUNCIL
• The Board of Examiners for Medical Technology under this act.

  BOARD
• Section 2


  DEFINITION OF TERMS
• SECTION 3


  COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
• Secretary of Education or Director of Private Education

  Chairman
• Director of Bureau of Research and Laboratories of the DOH

  Vice-chairman
• Members: (7 members; including board of medical technology)

  • One (1) Chairman and Two (2) members of the Board of Medical Technology
  • Dean of the Institute of Health of UP
  • A representative of the deans or heads of the Privates schools of medical technology
  • President of PAMET (Philippine Association of Medical Technologists)
  • President of PSP (Philippine Society of Pathologists)
• SECTION 4

  COMPENSATION AND TRAVELING EXPENSES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
• The chairman and members of the Council shall be entitled to a twenty-five pesos per diem for every meeting actually attended.
• Maximum meeting in a month

  2
• Officials receiving regular salaries from the Government shall not receive per diem.
• SECTION 5


  FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
• Function of the council: section 5

  • To recommend minimum required curriculum
  • To determine and prescribe the number of students, account the student-instructor ratio, and the availability of facilities for instruction.
• Once you reached the third time failing the exam, you need to take a refresher course [good for 2 years: 4 schedules of examination], then you can take the exam again.
• SECTION 6

  MINIMUM REQUIRED COURSE
• SECTION 7


  BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
• The Board of Medical Technology is composed of:

  • Pathologist [chairman] appointed by the President of the Philippines
  • (2) Two members who are registered medical technologists appointed by the President of the Philippines
• Chairman of Medical Technology

  Dr. Marilyn A. Cabal-Barza
• Member of Medical Technology

  Dr. Leila Lany M. Florento
• SECTION 8


  QULIFICATIONS OF EXAMINERS
• To be a member of Board of Examiners he/she Has been in the practice of laboratory medicine or medical technology for at least (10) ten years prior to his appointment
• To be a member of Board of Examiners he/she Is not a member of the faculty of any medical technology school or have any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in such institution
• SECTION 9


  EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD
• • In the time of 1969, the Commissioner of Civil Service shall be the Executive Officer of the Board and shall conduct the examinations given by it. The Secretary of the Board Examiners appointed in accordance with Section ten of Act Numbered Four Thousand Seven, as amended, shall also be the Secretary of the Board. He shall keep a register of all persons to whom certificates of registration have been granted.

  Today, the PRC [Professional Regulation Commission] conducts the licensure examination in the Philippines.
• SECTION 10


  COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
• Each member of the Board shall receive as

  • P10.00 for each applicant examined
  • P5.00 for each applicant granted a Certificate of Registration without examination
• SECTION 11


  FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD
• Functions and duties of the board: section 11

  1. Administer the provision of this act
  2. Administer oaths
  3. Issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration
  4. Look into conditions affecting the practice of medical technology
  5. Investigation such violations
  6. Draft such rules and regulations