MTLB RA 5527 AMMENDMENT

• R.A. 6138

  DATE OF APPROVAL:

  • August 31, 1970
• NUMBER OF SECTIONS AMMENDED RA 6138

  SECTIONS: 16, 21, 22
• SECTION 16: QUALIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION (RA 6138)

  (a) Is in good health and is of good moral character; (b) Has completed a course of at least four (4) years leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology or Bachelor of Science in Hygiene conferred by a recognized school, college or university in accordance with this Act or having graduated from some other paramedical profession and has been actually performing medical technology for the last five (5) years prior to the date of the examinations, if such performance began prior to the enactment of this Act.
• Certificate of registration

  Issued to certain qualified individuals by the Board
• Accredited laboratories


  Laboratories that have been approved by the Bureau of Research and Laboratories, Department of Health
• Persons qualified to receive certificate of registration

  • Persons who have been graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Hygiene and/or Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in duly recognized schools of medical technology in the Philippines or foreign countries who have been in the practice of medical technology, for at least three (3) years prior to the filing of the application
  • All other persons who having graduated from other paramedical professions are already civil service eligible by authority of other Boards of profession and who have been actually performing medical technology practice for the last five (5) years prior to the filing of the application
• RA 6138 - Duly recognized schools of medical technology


  Schools that have been approved by the appropriate authorities in the Philippines or foreign countries
• RA 6138

  Upon application filed after the approval of this Act not later than 90 days after the Board shall have been fully constituted, the Board shall issue a certificate of registration without examination
• SECTION 22: FEES (RA 6138)

  The Board shall charge each applicant for examination and registration the sum of fifty pesos, of which the sum of ten pesos shall be for registration, and for each certificate of registration issued without prior examination in accordance with the provisions of this Act the sum of twenty-five (P25), for issuance of a new certificate to replace a certificate lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the Board shall charge the sum of ten pesos (P10).
• PD 498


  DATE OF APPROVAL: June 28, 1974
• NUMBER OF SECTIONS AMMENDED

  SECTIONS: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 29
• As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean: a) Practice of Medical Technology - A person shall be deemed to be in the practice of Medical Technology within the meaning of this Act, who shall for a fee, salary or other compensation or reward paid or given directly or indirectly through another, renders any of the following professional services for the purposes of aiding the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general


  SECTION 2: DEFINITION OF TERMS (PD 498)
• Examination of tissues, secretions and excretions of the human body and body fluids by various electronic, chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, hematologic, serologic, immunologic, nuclear, and other laboratory procedures and techniques either manual or automated
• d) Medical Laboratory Technicians – A person certified and registered with the Board as qualified to assist a medical technologist and /or qualified pathologist in the practice of medical technology as defined in this Act.


  SECTION 2: DEFINITION OF TERMS (PD 498)
• Members of the Council

  • Chairman of the Board of Medical Technology (Vice-Chairman)
  • Two (2) members of the Board of Medical Technology
  • Director of Private Education or its duly authorized representative
  • Director of Bureau of Research and Laboratories of the Department of Health
  • A representative of the deans or heads of the private schools of medical technology (members)
• SECTION 4: COMPENSATION AND TRAVELING EXPENSES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS (PD 498)


  For every meeting actually attended, the Chairman shall be entitled to fifty pesos (P50) per diem while the members shall be entitled to twenty-five pesos (P25) each regardless of whether or not they receive regular salaries from the government. In addition, the Chairman and members of the Council shall be entitled to traveling expenses in connection with their official duties.
• SECTION 7: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY BOARD (PD 498)


  There is hereby created a Medical Technology Board under the Professional Regulation Commission, which shall thereafter be referred to as the Board composed of Chairman who is a Pathologist, and two (2) members who are registered medical technologists who shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Professional Regulation Commission.
• SECTION 7: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY BOARD (PD 498)


  The Chairman and members of the Board shall hold office for three (3) years after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified, provided that the incumbent members will continue to serve until expiration of their terms. In case of death, disability, or removal of a member of the Board, his successor shall serve only the balance of his terms.
• SECTION 8: QUALIFICATION OF EXAMINERS (PD 498)
• No person shall be appointed as a member of the Medical Technology Board unless he or she:

  • 3. Is a duly registered medical technologist of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Bachelor of Science in Hygiene/Public Health
  • 5. Is not a member of the faculty of any medical technology school for at least (2) years prior to appointment or having any pecuniary interest direct or indirect in such institution.
• SECTION 11: FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (PD 498)


  (e) Issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of medical technology and laboratory technician.
• SECTION 11: FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (PD 498)


  (g) To determine the adequacy of the technical staff of all clinical laboratories and blood banks before they could be licensed with the Department of Health in accordance with R.A 4655 and 1517.
• SECTION 11: FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (PD 498)


  (h) To prescribe the qualification and training of medical technologist as to special fields of the profession and supervise their specialty examination conducted by the professional organization of medical technologists accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission.
• SECTION 11: FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (PD 498)


  (i) To classify and prescribe the qualification and training of the technical staff of clinical laboratories as to: Chief Medical Technologist; Senior Medical Technologist; Medical Technologist and Medical Laboratory Technician.
• SECTION 13 (PD 498)

  The Professional Regulation Commission for accreditations as training laboratories for medical technology students or post graduate trainees upon satisfactory evidence that said laboratories possess qualified personnel and are properly equipped to carry out laboratory procedures commonly required in the following fields: Bacteriology, Serology, Parasitology, Hematology, Biochemistry, and Blood Banking, and that the scope of activities of said laboratory offer sufficient training in the said laboratory procedures.
• SECTION 16: QUALIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION (PD 498)


  (b) Has completed a course of at least four (4) years leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology or Bachelor of Science in Public Health conferred by a recognized school, college or university in accordance with this Decree or having graduated from some other profession and has been actually performing medical technology for the last five (5) years prior to the date of the examinations, if such performance began prior to June 21, 1969.
• SECTION 17: SCOPE OF EXAMINATION (PD 498)


  The Board shall prepare the schedule of subjects for the examination and to submit the same to the Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission for publication at least thirty (30) days before the date of the examination.