RA5527

• Pathologist


  A physician specially trained in laboratory medicine for diagnosing diseases, studying tissues, secretions, and excretions, determining treatment effectiveness, ascertaining cause of death, and advancing medicine through research
• Amending Laws

  • Republic Act 6138
  • Presidential Decree 498
  • Presidential Decree 1534
• RA 5527

  1. Title

  2. Definition of Terms

  3. Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition

  4. Compensation and Traveling Expenses of Council members

  5. Functions of Council of Medical Technology Education

  6. Minimum Required Course

  7. Board of Examiners for Medical Technology

  8. Qualifications of Examiners

  9. Executive Officer of the Board

  10. Compensation of the Board of Examiners for Medical Technology

  11. Functions and duties of the board

  12. Removal of Board Members

  13. Accreditation of Schools of Medical Technology and of Training Laboratories

  14. Inhibition Against the Practice of Medical Technology

  15. Examination

  16. Qualification for Examination

  17. Scope of coverage and examination

  18. Report of rating

  19. Ratings in the examination

  20. Oath Taking

  21. Issuance of Certificate of Registration

  22. Fees

  23. Refusal to Issue Certificate

  24. Administrative Investigation-Revocation or Suspension of Certificates

  25. Appeal

  26. Reinstatement, Reissue or Replacement of Certificates

  27. Foreign Reciprocity

  28. Roster of Medical Technologists

  29. Penal Provisions

  30. Separability Clause

  31. Repealing Clause

  32. Effectivity
• Medical Technology

  An auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine dealing with various medical laboratory procedures aiding in diagnosis, study, treatment of disease, and health promotion
• RA 5527


  • Requires the registration of medical technologists, defines their practice, and consists of 32 sections
• Section 1: 'This act may be also cited as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969'
• Medical Technician

  Performs medical technology work under supervision without a specific degree, having passed a civil service examination
• Council


  The council of medical technology education established under this Act
• Medical Technologist


  Engages in medical technology work under supervision, having passed a prescribed course and examination, registered under the provision of this Act
• Republic Act 5527: The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
• Recognized School of Medical Technology

  School offering a course in Medical Technology approved by the Department of Education, in accordance with the requirements under this Act
• Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory


  A clinical laboratory approved by the Department of Health or its authorized agency
• Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition

  1. Chairman: Secretary of Education or Director of Private Education

  2. Vice-Chairman: Director of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories of the Department of Health

  3. Members: Chairman and two members of the Board of Medical Technology, Dean of the Institute of Hygien
• Board


  The Board of Examiners for Medical Technology established under this Act
• Officials receiving regular salaries from the Government shall not receive per diem
• Functions of the Council of Medical Technology Education

  1. Recommend the minimum required curriculum for the course of medical technology

  2. Determine and prescribe the number of students to be allowed to take up the medical technology course in each school

  3. Approve medical technology schools meeting the requirements and recommend closure of those found to be substandard

  4. Require all medical technology schools to submit an annual report

  5. Inspect the different medical technology schools in the country

  6. Certify for admission into an undergraduate internship

  7. Formulate and recommend approval of refresher course for applicants who shall have failed the Board Examination for the third time

  8. Promulgate and prescribe and enforce necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of the foregoing functions
• The chairman and members of the council shall be entitled to traveling expenses in connection with their official duties
• The chairman and members of the Council shall be entitled to a twenty-five pesos per diem for every meeting actually attended
• Composition of the Council

  • Chairman: Secretary of Education or Director of Private Education
  • Vice-Chairman: Director of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories of the Department of Health
  • Chairman and two members of the Board of Medical Technology
  • Dean of the Institute of Hygiene of the University of the Philippines
  • Representative of the deans or heads of the private schools of medical technology
  • Presidents of the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists and the Philippine Society of Pathologists
• Board of Examiners for Medical Technology

  1. Chairman who is a pathologist

  2. Two members who are registered medical technologists
• Minimum Required Course for medical technology

  1. At least four years, including a 12-month satisfactory internship in accredited laboratories

  2. Subjects include English, Spanish, Social Science, General Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Gross Anatomy, Histology, Physiology, Clinical Parasitology, General Pathology, College Physics, General Chemistry, Qualitative Chemistry, Quantitative Chemistry, Microbiology, Biostatistics, Clinical Laboratory Methods
• Members of the Board of Examiners

  • Marilyn A. Cabal-Barza (Chairman)
  • Marilyn R. Atienza (Member)
  • Marian M. Tantingco (Member)
• The first members of the Board of Examiners for Medical Technology shall be issued a certificate of registration as Medical Technologist without prior examination
• The first Board to be created: Chairman shall serve for three years, one member for two years, and the third member for one year
• Qualifications of the Board of Examiners: Filipino citizen, good moral character, qualified pathologist or duly registered medical technologist of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Hygiene
• Functions and Duties of the Board

  1. Administer the provisions of the Act

  2. Administer oaths

  3. Issue, suspend, and revoke certificates of registration

  4. Look into conditions affecting the practice of medical technology

  5. Investigate violations and issue subpoenas

  6. Draft rules and regulations
• Qualifications of the Board of Examiners

  1. Filipino citizen

  2. Good moral character

  3. Qualified pathologist or duly registered medical technologist with specific degrees

  4. At least ten years of practice in laboratory medicine or medical technology

  5. Not a member of the faculty of any medical technology school or have any pecuniary interest in such institution
• Executive Officer of the Board


  The Commissioner of Civil Service is the Executive Officer and conducts the examinations
• Removal of Board Members

  Members may be removed by the President for neglect of duty, incompetency, malpractice, or unprofessional conduct after a proper administrative investigation
• Inhibition Against the Practice of Medical Technology

  No practice without a valid certificate of registration except for specific exemptions
• Accreditation of Schools of Medical Technology and Training Laboratories

  Approval of schools by the Department of Education and approval of laboratories by the Department of Health or its authorized agency
• Compensation of Members of the Board of Examiners for Medical Technology

  Each member receives a sum for each applicant examined and for each applicant granted a certificate of registration without examination
• Examination

  All applicants must undergo a written examination annually in designated areas during specific months
• Qualification for Examination


  Applicants must provide proof of good health, good moral character, and completion of a specific course
• Certificate shall be re-issued to the medical technologist concerned upon request without prejudice to further actions by the Board for violation of the provisions of this Act or conditions imposed by the Board during the period of suspension
• This Act shall take effect retroactively as of June 21, 1969. Approved: August 31, 1970
• Presidential Decree 498 consists of 13 sections
• Sections of Republic Act Numbered Five thousand five hundred twenty-seven, also known as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
• Amendment of Sections sixteen, twenty-one, and twenty-two of Republic Act Numbered Five thousand five hundred twenty-seven

  1. Section 16: Qualification for Examination

  2. Section 21: Issuance of Certificate of Registration

  3. Section 22: Fees
• Amendment of Subsections (a) and (d) of Section 2 of Republic Act No. 5527


  Section 2: Definition of Terms