MedTech Laws Flashcards
Medical Technology was introduced by
26TH MEDICAL
LABORATORY OF THE 6TH US ARMY
Location of the first laboratory
Quiricada Street, Sta Cruz, Manila
New name of the Laboratory in Quiricada st, Sta. Cruz, Manila
Manila Public Health Laboratory
saved the
remnants of the lab, assisted by Dr. Mariano Icasiano
Alfredo Pio de Roda
date when “Public Health Laboratory” was
formally re-introduced by Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda
October 1, 1945
Founder of MT Education in the Philippines
Mrs. Willa Hilgert-Hedrick
Year of establishment of the first 4 yr. BS Medical Technology program
1954
Location of the first 4 year BS Medical Technology Program
Philippine Union
College of Baesa, Caloocan, Rizal
First graduate of BSMT in the Phils.
Jesse Umali
offered an elective to pharmacy graduates leading to
MT course in UST (1957)
Dr. Antonio Gabriel and Dr. Gustavo U. Reyes
CEU offered MT course in
1960
FEU started SMT in
1961
established the program, also became the Technical
Director of the School. Their first graduates were in
1963.
Dr. Horacio A. Ylagan
The U.P. offers a similar course but the degree being conferred in
B.S. Public Health
The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
Republic Act No. 5527
RA 5527 is approved on
June 21, 1969
An act requiring the registration of medical
technologists, defining their practice, and for other purposes
RA 5527
How many sections are there in RA 5527
32 sections
Amendments of RA 5527
RA 6138: date and section
August 31, 1970
Sections: 16, 21, 29
Amendments of RA 5527
PD 498: date and section
June 28, 1974
Sections: 2,3,4,7,8,11,13,16,17,21,29
Amendments of RA 5527
PD 1534: date and section
June 11, 1978
Sections:3, 8, 11, 13
Section 1:Title
RA 5527
“The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969”
An act requiring the registration of medical technologists,
defining their practice, and for other purposes
Section 2: Definition of Terms RA 5527
Under present laws, pathologists are allowed to manage a maximum of
4 laboratories or 1 Blood
bank
Section 2: Definition of Terms RA 5527
An auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine that deals with the examinations by various chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, and other medical laboratory procedures or techniques that will aid the physician in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of disease and the promotion of health in general
Medical Technology