Mac 1: Recit

Question 1

Laws that amended the RA 5527

Answer 1

RA 6138
PD 498
PD 1534

Question 2

What is the title of R.A. NO. 5527?

Answer 2

Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

Question 3

Traveling fee per diem of the chairman.

Answer 3

50 pesos

Question 4

Traveling fee per diem of the members

Answer 4

25 pesos

Question 5

True or False
One of the functions of the councils of medical technology is to require all the medical technology schools to submit an annual report including the total number of students and instructors, list of all the facilities available for instruction, a list of all their recent graduates and new admissions on or before the month of june.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

Who appoints the members and the chairman of the board.

Answer 6

President of the Republic of the Philippines

Question 7

True or False
One of the qualification of an examiner is that they have a practive of laborary medicine or medical technology at least 15 years prior to his/her appointment

Answer 7

FALSE (at least 10 years prior)

Question 8

Any member of the Medical Technology Board, if after due hearing, if found guilty or incompetence can be removed by whom?

Answer 8

President of the Republic of the Philippines

Question 9

When was PAMET organized?

Answer 9

September 16, 1963

Question 10

Through the efforts of which president of PAMET, RA 5527 was born.

Answer 10

Charlemagne D. Tumandong

Question 11

Who is the father of PAMET?

Answer 11

Crisanto G. Almario

Question 12

True or False
Section 25 on Appeal, it shall be filed before the Civil Service Commissioner or to the office of the President of the Philippines within 15 days from the promulgation of the Board’s decision.

Answer 12

FALSE (within 30 days)

Question 13

True or False
The penalty of reprimand or suspension (not more than 1 year) may be imposed if there is a majority vote of all three members of the Board.

Answer 13

FALSE (not more than 2 years)

Question 14

A medical technologist is not allowed by law to:

• Head a clinical laboratory
• Own a clinical laboratory
• Supervise a medical technician
• All of these

Answer 14

Head a clinical laboratory (Should be a pathologist or a physician undergone a training under the DOH)