PRELIMS: Related Laws Governing the Practice of Medical Technology in the Philippines

Question 1

• Title: The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
• Date of Approval: June 21, 1969
• Significance: RA 5527 dignifies the profession of medical technology.

Answer 1

RA 5527

Question 2

• Title: The Clinical Laboratory Law of 1966
• Date of Approval: June 18, 1966
• Significance: RA 4688 regulates the Clinical laboratories in the Philippines

Answer 2

RA 4688

Question 3

• Title: The Blood Banking Law of 1956
• Date of Approval: June 16, 1956
• Significance: RA 1517 is the first law concerning one of the practices of medical technology in the Philippines since the science was introduced at the end of World War II.

Answer 3

RA 1517

Question 4

• Title: The National Blood Services Act of 1994
• Date of Approval: May 5, 1994
• Significance: Mainly focuses on the prevention of acquisition of blood transmissible diseases.

Answer 4

RA 7719

Question 5

• Title: The Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control of 1998
• Date of Approval: February 13, 1998
• Significance: RA 8504 helps control the alarming rate of HIV/AIDS infection in the Philippines.

Answer 5

RA 8504

Question 6

• Title: Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
• Date of Approval: January 13, 2003
• Significance: It regulates existing drug testing laboratories in the Philippines with emphasis on their functions and licensing requirements.

Answer 6

RA 9165

Question 7

• Title: Newborn Screening Act of 2004 • Date of Approval: April 7, 2004
• Significance: RA 9288 focuses on the
implementation of laboratory tests towards the general health of newborns.

Answer 7

RA 9288

Question 8

• Title: PRC Modernization Act of 2000
• Date of Approval: December 5, 2000
• Significance: Discusses the vital role of PRC as an agency that addresses the major concerns of all existing local professionals

Answer 8

RA 8981

Question 9

• Title: Organ Donation Act of 1991
• Date of Approval: January 7, 1992
• Significance: Act that authorizes the legacy of donation of all parts of human body after death for specified purposes.

Answer 9

RA 7170

Question 10

Refers to a facility subdivided into different sections where common diagnostic procedures are done by specialized health professionals
• A laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient, as pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases

Answer 10

clinical laboratory

Question 11

A medical specialty that deals with microscopic and gross examination of body fluids to identify abnormalities in the body

Answer 11

Clinical Pathology

Question 12

A medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross, microscopic, and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies

Answer 12

Anatomic Pathology

Question 13

minimum space required- 10 sq.m , Routine hematology, routine urinalysis, routine fecalysis, blood typing, quantitative platelet
determination

Answer 13

primary

Question 14

primary lab. Exam, routine chemistry, blood typing and crossmatching (HB)

Answer 14

secondary

Question 15

60 sq.m – secondary lab exam, special chemistry, special hematol ogy, immunology/serology, microbiology

Answer 15

tertiary

Question 16

Retain ultimate responsibility in achieving goals

Answer 16

hospital administrator

Question 17

• Directs and manages all lab operations and ensures quality patient care
• Interprets test results, with consulting pathologist
• has ultimate responsibility for all laboratory operations

Answer 17

Laboratory Director

Question 18

• A licensed physician specially trained in laboratory medicine, during a hospital practice known as residency training
• The training covers gross and microscopic examination and analysis of tissues, secretions, excretions of human body in order to diagnose disease, determine the effectivity of treatment and establish the cause of death by means of research
• After the training, he is required to take a practical and written specialty examination to be conducted by the Philippine Board of Pathology

Answer 18

pathologist

Question 19

• They create and maintain an environment for laboratory professionals to function efficiently.
• They plan, organize, direct, and control jobs.

Answer 19

Chief Medical Technologist

Question 20

Individuals who actually perform the laboratory analyses

Answer 20

medical technologist

Question 21

– Assist Med.Tech. in the performance of different laboratory assays.

Answer 21

Laboratory Technician / Med. Lab. Technician

Question 22

• Cleans and maintains laboratory glassware and/or instruments.

Answer 22

Laboratory Aide