(1) Unit 1: RA 5527 Flashcards
When was RA 5527 enacted?
June 21, 1969
RA 5527 was filed under Senate Bill no. ___ during the ___th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines
Senate Bill No. 996
6th Congress
Sponsors of RA 5527
Senators Arturo Tolentino Sr., Rodolfo Ganzon, Magnolia Antonino
Section 1
Title
Section 2
Definition of terms
Section 3
Council of MT Education, Its Composition
Section 4
Compensation and Travelling Expenses of Council Members
Section 5
Functions of the Council of MT Education
Section 6
Minimum Required Course
Section 7
Medical Technology Board
Section 8
Qualifications of Examiners
Section 9
Executive Officer of the Board
Section 10
Compensation of Board of Examiners for MT
Section 11
Functions and Duties of the Board
Section 12
Removal of the Board Members
RA 5527 may be also cited as the ____
Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
Identify the term: A person shall be compensated or rewarded that renders professional services for the purpose of aiding the physician in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of diseases
Practice of Medical Technology
Identify the term: 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
Pathologist
Identify the term: a person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or licensed physician
Medical Technologist
Identify the term: a person certified and registered with the board as qualified to assist a medical technologist or qualified pathologist
Medical Laboratory Technicians
Identify the term: a clinical laboratory, office, agency, clinic, hospital, or sanitarium duly approved by the DOH or its authorized agency
Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory
Identify the term: any school, college, or university which offers a course in Medical Technology approved by the CHED
Recognized School of Medical Technology
Identify the term: the council of medical technology education established under this act
Council
Identify the term: the board of examiners for medical technology established under this act
Board
The chairman of the council
Director of Higher Education
Who is the current CHED director?
Prospero “Popoy” de Vera
The vice-chairman of the council
Chairman of the Professional Regulation Commission
Who is the current chairman of PRC?
Teofilo Pilando
Enumerate the members of the board
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
President, PAMET
Current PAMET president
Luella Virtucio
Current PASMETH president
Jose Jurel Nuevo
Old name for BS Public Health
Bachelor of Science in Hygiene
The compensation for Chairman
P50 per diem
The compensation for members
P25 each
Eight functions of the council of medtech education
- recommend minimum required curriculum
- determine and prescribe the number of students according to student-instructor ratio and availability of facilities
- approve medtech schools
- require medtech schools to submit an annual report
- inspect the different medtech schools
- certify for admission intro undergraduate internship
- formulate and recommend approval refresher course
- promulgate and prescribe necessary rules
T/F: the council is authorized to change and remove subjects, but not add according to the minimum required course
F (they may also add)
This CHED memo changed the duration of internship into 6 months
CHED Memo Order No. 14 series of 2016
This CHED memo changed the duration of internship back into 12 months
CHED Memo Order No. 13 series of 2017
The board of examiners for medical technology are appointed by ____
The President of the Philippines
The head of the board of examiners for medical technology is a ___
Pathologist nominated by the Philippine Society of Pathologist
The ___ members should be registered medical technologists nominated by ___
2, PAMET
The appointment for the board of examiners for medical technology lasts for ___
3 years
In the first board of examiners to be created, how many years should each position serve?
Chairman: 3
1st member: 2
2nd member: 1
When was the first MT examination
September 1970
Who was the first chairman of the medical technology board?
Dr. Arturo D. Tolentino, Jr.
Who were the first members of the medical technology board?
Felix E. Asprer
Azucena S. J. Vizconde
T/F: the first board exam was administered under DOH
F (under Civil Service Commission)
How many percent was the passing rate for the first board exam?
25%
The first oath taking was held at ___ on ___
UST Medicine Auditorium on April 17, 1971
Current chairman of the medical technology board
Marilyn A. Cabal-Barza
Current sole member of the medical technology board
Marilyn R. Atienza
Qualifications of examiners
- Filipino citizen
- Good moral character
- Qualified pathologist (chairman)
- Registered medical technologist (member)
- Has been in practice of medical technology for at least 10 years
- Not a member or faculty for at least 2 years