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An Act to Amend Certain Sections of Republic Act Numbered Five Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Seven, Known as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
REPUBLIC ACT No. 6138
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Section 1. Sections_____, _____, and _____ of Republic Act Numbered Five thousand five hundred twenty-seven, known as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969, are hereby amended
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Every applicant for examination under this Act, shall, prior to the date thereof, furnish the Board satisfactory proof that he or she:
“(a) In good health and is of good moral character;
“(b) Has completed a course of at least four 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 has been actually performing medical technology for the last five years prior to the date of the examination, if such performance began prior to the enactment of this Act.”
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Sec. 16. Qualification for Examination
Every applicant two has satisfactorily passed the required examination, shall be issued a certificate of registration as Medical Technologist: Provided, That no such certificate shall be issued to any successful applicant who has not attained the age of twenty-one years.
All certificates shall be signed by all the members of the Board and attested by its Secretary. The duly registered medical technologists shall be required to display his certificate of registration in the place where he works.
Upon application filed after the approval of this Act not later than_____ days after the Board shall have been fully constituted, the Board shall issue a certificate of registration without examination to 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 years prior to the filing of the application, in laboratories in the Philippines or in foreign countries duly accredited by the Bureau of Research and Laboratories, Department of Health, and also to all other persons who having graduated from other paramedical professions are already civil service eligible by authority of the other Boards of profession and who have been actually performing medical technology practice for the last five years prior to the filing of the application.”
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Sec. 21. Issuance of Certificate of Registration
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 pesos; for issuance of a new certificate to replace a certificate lost, destroyed or mutilated, the Board shall charge the sum of ten pesos. All such fees shall be paid to the disbursing officer of the Civil Service Commission who shall pay from the receipts thereof, all authorized expenses of the Board including the compensation of each member.”
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Sec. 22. Fees
Section 2. This Act shall take effect retroactively as of June 21, 1969.
Approved: _________.
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August 31, 1970
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 498 June 28, 1974
AMENDING SECTIONS (11) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5527, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 498 June 28, 1974
WHEREAS, in the implementation of said Act, some provisions were found to be prejudicial to the interests of some medical technology practitioners who would otherwise qualify for registration as medical technologist without examination; and
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WHEREAS, it was likewise found that some provisions were inadequate to meet the primary objectives of maintaining the high standard of the medical technology profession, hence, there is an imperative need to correct these deficiencies of the said Act.
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Section 1. Subsections ___ and ___ of Section 2 of Republic Act No. 5527 are hereby amended
(a) and (d)
(a) Practice of Medical Technology.
(d) Medical Laboratory Technicians.
Section 3 of the same Act is hereby amended and now to read as follows:
“Sec. 3. Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition. There is hereby established a Council of Medical Technology Education, hereafter referred to as Council, which shall be composed of the Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission as Chairman, the Chairman of the Board of Medical Technology as Vice-Chairman, and the two (2) members of the Board of Medical Technology, and the Director of Private Education or its duly authorized representative, the Director of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories of the Department of Health, and a representative of the deans or heads of the private schools of medical technology, as members.”
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Section 2
Section 3. Section of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 4. Compensation and Traveling Expenses of Council Members. For every meeting actually attended, the Chairman shall be entitled to a fifty pesos (P50.00) per diem while the members shall be entitled to twenty-five pesos (P25.00) 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.”
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Section 3
Section 7 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 7. Medical Technology Board. There is hereby created a Medical Technology Board under the Professional Regulation Commission, which shall thereafter be referred to as the Board composed of a 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. 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 the 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.”
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Section 4
Paragraph 3 and 5 of Section 8 of the same Act are hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 8. Qualification of Examiners. No person shall be appointed a member of the Medical Technology Board unless he or she:
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2) . . .
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;
4) . . .
5) is not a member of the faculty of any medical technology school for at least two (2) years prior to appointment or having any pecuniary interest direct or indirect in such institution.”
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Section 5
. Subsection (c) of Section 11 of the same Act is hereby amended and subparagraphs (g), (h) and (l) are hereby added to read as follows:
“Sec. 11. . . .
(c) Issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of medical technology and medical laboratory technician;
(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. No. 4655 and 1517;
(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;
(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.”
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