(Handout) - MTLBE RA 5527
(Handout) - MTLBE RA 5527
(Handout) - MTLBE RA 5527
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Section 1: Title
• As amended by • “The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969”
• RA 6138: August 31, 1970
Sections: 16, 21, 22
• PD 498: June 28, 1974
Sections: 2,3,4,7,8,11,13,16,17,21,29
• PD 1534: June 11, 1978
Sections: 3,8,13
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Section 3: Section 4:
Council of Medical Technology Education, Compensation and Traveling Expenses of
Its Composition Council Members
PD 1534 PD 498 Original RA 5527 • For every meeting actually attended, the
Chairman Director of CHED Commissioner of the PRC Secretary of Education or Chairman shall be entitled to a P50* while
Director of Private Education
members shall be entitled P25** per diem
Vice- Chairman of the PRC Chairman of the Director of the Bureau of each regardless of whether or not they
Chairman Board of Medical Technology Research and Laboratories of receive regular salaries from the government.
the Department of Health
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Section 5:
Functions Of The Council Of Medical
Technology Education
a) To recommend the minimum required curriculum for the course of
• Section 4. Compensation and Traveling Expenses of medical technology
Council Members.— The chairman and members of
the Council shall be entitled to a twenty-five pesos
per diem for every meeting actually b) To determine and prescribe the number of students to be allowed
attended: Provided, That the number of meetings
authorized with a per diem shall not exceed two in a to take up the medical technology course in each school, taking into
month: And Provided, further, That officials receiving account the student-instructor ratio and the availability of facilities
regular salaries from the Government shall not for instruction
receive per diem. 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 5: Section 5:
Functions Of The Council Of Medical Functions Of The Council Of Medical
Technology Education Technology Education
c) To approve medical technology schools meeting the requirements • To inspect, when necessary, the different medical technology schools in the
country
and recommend closure of those found substandard
• To certify for admission into an undergraduate internship students who
have satisfactorily completed three years of the medical technology course
d) To require all medical technology schools to submit an annual or its equivalent and to collect from said student the amount of five pesos
report, including: for the operating fund of the Council
a) Total number of students and instructors
b) List of facilities available for instruction • To formulate and recommend approval of refresher course for applicants
c) List of their recent graduates and new admission who shall have failed the Board Exam for the third time
a) On or before the month of JUNE
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• In case of death, disability, or removal of a member of the
Board, his successorPresidential Decree
shall serve only the balance of 498
his !!!
terms.
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Section 10:
Compensation of Members of the Board of
Section 11:
Examiners for MT Functions and Duties of the Board
(a) Administer the provisions of this Act
• P10.00 – Each applicant examined
(b) Administer oaths
• P5.00 – Each applicant w/ COR w/out exam.
(c) Issue, suspend, and revoke CORs for the practice of
medical technology and medical laboratory technician
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2. Incompetency of Board)
3. Malpractice Approval of Department of Health through the PRC (upon the recommendation DOH or its authorized agency
Training Bureau of Research and of the Board) with the recommendation of the
4. Unprofessional, unethical, immoral or dishonorable conduct Labs Laboratories (upon the Council
*Members of the Board may be removed by the President of recommendation of the Board)
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PD 498
moral character moral character moral character • Clinical Chemistry à 20% -100 items
(b) Completed 4 years of (b) Completed 4 years of (b) Has completed a course • Microbiology & Parasitology à 20% -100 items
BSMT/BS Hygiene or BSMT/BS Hygiene or of 4 years of BS Medical
persons graduated from persons graduated from Technology/ BS Public • Hematology à 20% -100 items
other paramedical other paramedical Health conferred by a
professions who are professions who are recognized school, college • Blood Banking and Serology à 20% -100 items
performing Medical performing Medical or university or having • Clinical Microscopy à 10% -100 items
Technology for the last five Technology for the last five graduated from some
years prior enactment (Sec. years prior to examination other profession and has • Histopathologic Techniques
6 + 1 yr internship or (practiced before June 21, been actually performing Cytotechnology, MT Laws &
practical training) 1969) medical technology for the
last five (5) years prior to Related Laws and its Implementing
the date of the Rules, Code of Ethics à 10% -100 items
examinations, if such 100% - 600 items
performance began prior
to June 21, 1969. !!! Presidential Decree 498 !!!
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• The Board shall compute the general average of each examinee. • Results shall be submitted by the PRC Chairperson to the
President of the Philippines for approval.
• The Board may add, change or remove list of subjects or
weights depending on the trends of medical technology
profession.
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Section 19: Ratings in the Examination Section 19: Ratings in the Examination
• To pass the board examination, a candidate must: • No further examination will be given after failing three
examinations.
üObtain a general average of at least 75% in the
written test
• Unless until completion of:
üNo rating below 50% in any major subjects • 12 months refresher course in a MT school, or:
üHas not failed in at least 60% of the subjects • 12 month postgraduate training in an accredited
computed according to their relative weights. laboratory
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