Amendments to RA 5527 Flashcards
The following laws amended the original RA 5527
RA 6138
PD 498
PD 1534
Why are laws amended?
○ Progressive nature of technology
○ Changing community values
○ Changing community awareness
○ Changing expectations of the legal system
RA 6138 amendments
Sections 16, 21, 22
When was RA 6138 established
August 31, 1970
PD 498 amendments
Sections 2a, 2d, 3, 4, 7, 8p3, 8p5, 11c, 11sp(g) + sp(h) + sp(i), 13, 16b, 17, 21, 29, 31
When was PD 498 established
June 28, 1974
PD 1534 amendments
Sections 3, 8, 13
When was PD 1534 established
June 11, 1978
An act to amend certain sections of RA 5527
RA 6138
T/F: Certificate can be issued to any successful applicant who has not attained the age of 21 years
F
All certificates shall be signed by
All members of the Board and attested by its Secretary
T/F: In Section 21, it states that the duly registered medical technologists shall be required to display his certificate of registration in the place where he works
T
Certificate of Registration without examination to persons:
Graduated BSMT/BSH in duly recognized schools of MT in PH or foreign countries who have been in the practice of MT, for at least ______ prior to the filing of the application
3 years
Certificate of Registration without examination to persons:
Other persons 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 NT practice for the last ______ prior to the filing of the application
5 years
How much is allocated for registration?
10 pesos
How much should you pay if the certificate is lost, destroyed or mutilated?
25 pesos
All such fees shall be paid to the?
disbursing officer of the Civil Service Commission
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
Medical Laboratory Technician
T/F: 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
T
Under what section is the medical laboratory technician? What amendment?
PD 498, Section 2d
The council shall be composed of?
Chairman: Commissioner of PRC
Vice Chairman: Chairman of the Board of MT
Members:
- 2 members of the Board of MT
- Director of Private Educ / Representative
- Director of Bureau of Research and Laboratories of the DOH
- Rep of the Dean of Priv Schools of MT
For every meeting actually attended, the Chairman shall be entitled to _____ while the members shall be entitled to ______. Mention what section
P50 per diem, P25
Section 4. Compensation and Travelling Expenses of Council Members
Under what organization is under Medical Technology Board? (specify the section)
Professional Regulation Commission
The members of Medical Technology Board are composed of? (specify the section)
Chairman: Pathologist (PSP)\
Members: 2 RMTs
Appointed by the President of the PH
Section 7. Board of Examiners for MT
The Chairman and members of the Board shall hold office for ________ after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified
3 years
Section 7. Board of Examiners for MT
T/F: In case of death, disability, or removal of a member of the Board, his successor shall serve only the balance of his terms
T
T/F & Specify the Section: Examiner 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
T; Section 8 (3). Qualifications of Examiners
T/F & Specify the section: Examiner is not a member of the faculty of any medical
technology school for at least three years prior to
appointment or having any pecuniary interest direct or
indirect in such institution
F; 2 years; Section 8 (5). Qualifications of Examiners
T/F: The examiner can be a member of the faculty of any medical technology school.
F; 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
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 _______
RA 4655 & 1517
Section 11. Functions and Duties of the Board
Who shall approve schools of medical technology in accordance with the provisions of this Decree?
Department of Education and Culture
Section 13. Accreditation of Schools of MT & of Training Laboratories
Who shall approve laboratories for accreditations as training laboratories for medical
technology students or post graduate trainees?
Professional Regulation Commission
Section 13. Accreditation of Schools of MT & of Training Laboratory
What are the commonly required laboratory procedures for accreditation of MT laboratories?
- Bacteriology
- Serology
- Parasitology
- Hematology
- Biochemistry
- Blood banking
- Other scope of activities of said lab
The Board shall prepare the schedule of subjects for
examination and to submit the same to the
Commissioner of the Professional Regulation
Commission for publication at least ____ before the date of examination
30 days
Section 17. Scope of Examination
MT Laws of 2011
HB 4032 & SB 2722
SB 1891
Sen. Antonio Trillanes III, July 28, 2018
