Medtech Act of 1969 Flashcards
section 1
title
Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
RA 5527
act requiring the registration of medical technologists in the Philippines, defining their practice, and for other purposes relative to the performance of professional services
RA 5527
when was RA 5527 approved?
June 21, 1969
repealing cloth/clause of RA 5527
Senate bill No. 2473 an 2722
laws that amended RA 5527
- RA 6138
- PD 498
- PD 1534
when was RA 6138 approved?
August 31, 1970
when was PD 498 approved?
June 28, 1974
when was PD 498 approved?
June 28, 1974
when was PD 1534 approved?
June 11, 1978
Section 2
Definition of terms
describes the scope of job description of medical technologists
Section 2 paragraph a of RA 5527
sections amended by RA 6138
- 16
- 21
- 22
sections amended by PD 498
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 8
- 11
- 13
- 16
- 17
- 21
- 29
sections amended by PD 1534
- 3
- 8
- 11
- 13
sections amended twice
- 3
- 8
- 11
- 13
- 16
- 21
is it legal for a corporation to practice medical tecchnology profession/
no
head of the clinical laboratory
clinical pathologist
direct most division in a clinical laboratory
clinical pathologist
specialize in diagnosis of disease through examining specimens derived from surgical procedures
anatomic pathologist
section 3
Council of Medical Technology Education, Its composition
CHED was created
RA 7722
CHED has the power to set minimum standards of a course
Higher Education Act of 1994
assist CHED in setting program standards, as well as institution monitoring and evaluation
technical panels
section 4
compenasation and traveling expenses of council members
section 5
functions of the council of medical technology
section 6
minimum required course
prevailing memorandum order that implements section 6
CHED memorandum order no.13 series of 2017
who shall head a BSMT program?
full time dean
who shall head a BSMT program?
full time dean
intensive practical and theoretical training
clinical internship
duration of the clinical internship
12 months
duty hours per week for 52 weeks
32
total internship hours
1664 hours
can an intern take a 24-hour duty?
no
training laboratory shall be _
tertiary clinical laboratory
section 7
Medical Technology Board/Board of Medical Technology