Lesson 1: RA 5527 Flashcards
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● Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
● An Act Requiring the Registration of Medical Technologists, Defining Their Practice and For Other Purposes
REPUBLIC ACT NO 5527
Approved when
June 21, 1969
Who sponsored RA5527
Sponsored by Senators Arturo Tolentino Sr., Rodolfo
Ganzon, and Magnolia Antonino
SECTION 1
SECTION 1 - TITLE
This Act may be also cited as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
SECTION 2
DEFINITION OF TERMS
- Practice of Medical Technology
- Pathologist
- Medical Technologist
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Accredited Medical Training Laboratory
- Recognized School of medical technology
- Council
- Board
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 purpose of aiding the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general
Practice of Medical Technology
* amendment of PD 498
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 in order to diagnose disease, follow its course, determine the effectivity of treatment, ascertain cause of death and advance medicine by means of research.
Pathologist
A person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or licensed physician authorized by the Department of Health in places where there is no pathologist and who having passed the prescribed course (Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Hygiene) of training and examination is registered under the provision of this Act.
Medical technologist
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.
*amendment of PD 498
Medical laboratory technicians
A clinical laboratory, office, agency, clinic, hospital or sanitarium duly approved by the Department of Health or its authorized agency.
Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory
Any school, college, or university which offers a course in Medical Technology approved by the Department of Education in accordance with the requirements under this Act, upon recommendation of the council of medical technology education. (Now under CHED)
Recognized School of Medical Technology
The council of medical technology education established under this Act.
Council
The Board of Examiners for Medical Technology established under this Act.
Board
Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition
SECTION 3
*amendment of PD 1534
SECTION 3 - Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition
Chairman
○ Director of Higher Education
○ Now Chairperson
○ Currently: Prospero de Vera III
SECTION 3 - Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition
VICE CHAIRMAN
○ Chairman of the Professional Regulation Commission
○ Former Chair: Teofilo S. Pilando Jr. (mentioned)
○ Currently: Charito A. Zamora (as of Sept 2022)
SECTION 3 - Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition
MEMBERS
○ Director, Bureau of Research and Laboratories, DOH
○ Chairman and two (2) members of MT boards
○ Representative of the Deans of Schools of MT
and PH
○ President, PSP (Philippine Society of
Pathologists)
○ President, PAMET
○ 7 members
Compensation and Travelling Expenses of Council Members
SECTION 4
Amendment 498
Compensation of Chairman
50.00 per diem/ day
Compensation of Members
25.00 each / day
Functions of the Council of Medical Technology Education
SECTION 5
a. To recommend the minimum required curriculum for the course of medical technology.
b. To determine and prescribe the number of students to be allowed to take up the medical technology course in each school, taking into account the student-instructor ratio and the availability of facilities for instruction.
c. To approve medical technology schools meeting the requirements and recommend closure of those found to be substandard.
d. To require all medical technology schools to submit an annual report, including:
● the total number of students and instructors
● list of facilities available for instruction
● a list of their recent graduates and new
admissions on or before the month of June.
e. To inspect, when necessary, the different medical technology schools in the country in order to determine whether a high standard of education is maintained in said
institutions.
f. To certify for admission into an undergraduate
internship students who have satisfactorily completed three years of the medical technology course or its equivalent and to collect from said student the amount of five pesos each which money accrue to the operating fund of the Council.
g. Formulate and recommend approval of refresher course for applicants who shall have failed the Board Examination for the third time.
h. To promulgate and prescribe and enforce necessary rules and regulations for the proper implementation of the foregoing functions.
SECTION 5 - Functions of the Council of Medical Technology Education
Minimum Required Course
SECTION 6
The _________ is hereby authorized, subject to the
approval of the Secretary of Education to change, remove from or add to the subjects listed above as the needs and demands of progress in the science of medical technology may require.
Council
