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Question 1

Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

Answer 1

Republic Act (R.A.) No. 5527

Question 2

Act requiring the registration of medical technologists, defining their practices, and for other purposes related to the profession

Answer 2

Republic Act (R.A.) No. 5527

Question 3

This act was amended by R.A. 6132 (approved on August 31, 1970), Presidential Decree (P.D.) 498 (approved on June 28, 1974), and P.D. 1534 (approved on June 11, 1978)

Answer 3

Republic Act (R.A.) No. 5527

Question 4

When was Republic Act (R.A.) No. 5527 approved?

Answer 4

June 21, 1969

Question 5

How many sections does Republic Act (R.A.) No. 5527 contain?

Answer 5

32
Title (Section 1)
Definition of Terms (Section 2)
Medical Technology Education (Section 3-6)
Accreditation of Schools of Medical Technology and of Training Laboratories
(Section 13)
Medical Technology Profession
Medical Technology Board (Section 7-12)
Medical Technology Board Examination (Section 15-19)
Certification of Medical Technologists (Section 14, 20-28)
Penal provisions (Section 29)
Separability Clause (Section 30)
Repealing Clause (Section3 1)
Effectivity (Section 32)

Question 6

According to Section 2 or RA 5527, this is a duly registered physician who is specially trained in methods of laboratory medicine, or the gross and microscopic study and interpretation of tissues, secretion, and excretions of the human body and its functions to diagnose disease, follow its course, determine the effectivity of treatment, ascertain the cause of death and advance medicine through research. CMO 6 s. 2008 simplified the definition as a duly registered physician who is specially trained in clinical and/or anatomic pathology certified by the Philippine Board of Pathology.

Answer 6

Pathologist