MIDTERM: RA 5527 Flashcards
An Act Requiring the Registration of Medical
Technologist, Defining Their Practice, and for Other Purposes
RA 5527
RA 5527
as amended by ?
RA 6138, PD 498 & PD1534
DOA OF RA 5527
JUNE 21 1969
DOA OF RA 6138
AUGUST 31 1970
DOA OF PD 498
JUNE 28 1974
DOA OF PD 1534
JUNE 11 1978
SECTIONS UNDER RA 6138
16 , 21, 22
SECTIONS UNDER PD 498
2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21 & 29
SECTIONS UNDER PD 1534
3, 8 , 13
This Act may be also cited as the PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969.
(what section?)
RA 5527 (SECTION 1)
Section 2. Definition of Terms.- As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
a. Practice of Medical Technology - A person shall be deemed to be in the practice of medical
technology within the meaning of this Act, who shall for a ___, ______, or _____ or ______ paid or given directly or indirectly through another, renders and of the following professional services for the purpose of aiding the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general:
FEE, SALARY, or OTHER COMPENSATION, or REWARD
Practice of Medical Technology - A person shall be deemed to be in the practice of medical technology within the meaning of this Act, who shall for a fee, salary or other compensation or reward paid or given directly or indirectly through another, renders and of the following professional services for the purpose of aiding the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general:
- EXAMINATION OF TISSUES, SECRETIONS, AND EXCRETIONS OF HUMAN BODY
- BLOOD BANKING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES
- PARASITOLOGIC, MYCOLOGIC AND MICROBIOLOGIC PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES
- HISTOPATHOLOGIC AND CYTOTECHNOLOGY
- CLINICAL RESEARCH INVOLVING PATIENTS OR HUMAN BEINGS
- PREPARATIONS AND STANDARDIZATION OF REAGENTS
- CLINICAL LABORATORY QUALITY CONTROL
- PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION OF SPECIMENS
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 and its functions in order to diagnose disease, follow its course, determine the effectivity of treatment, ascertain cause of death and
advance medicine by means of research.
PATHOLOGIST
A person who engages in the WORK OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY under the supervision of a pathologist or licensed physician authorized by the Department of Health in places where there is no pathologist and who having passed the prescribed
course (Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Hygiene) of
training and examination is registered under the provision of this Act.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
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
A clinical laboratory, office, agency, clinic, hospital or sanitarium duly approved by the Department of Health or its authorized agency.
ACCREDITED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY TRAINING
Any school, college, or university which OFFERS A COURSE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY approved by the Department of Education in accordance with the requirements under this Act, upon recommendation of the council of medical technology education.
RECOGNIZED SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
SECTION 3. COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ITS COMPOSITION
COUNCIL OF MEDICAL LABORATORY EDUCATION (COMPOSITION)
CHAIRMAN?
DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION
SECTION 3. COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ITS COMPOSITION
COUNCIL OF MEDICAL LABORATORY EDUCATION (COMPOSITION)
VICE - CHAIRMAN?
CHAIRMAN of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
SECTION 3. COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND ITS COMPOSITION
COUNCIL OF MEDICAL LABORATORY EDUCATION (COMPOSITION)
MEMBERS?
- DIRECTOR of Bureau of Research Laboratories (BRL)
- CHAIRMAN and 2 MEMBERS of the board medical technology
- REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEAN OF SCHOOLS of Medical Technology and Public Health
- PRESIDENT of the Philippine Society of Pathologists (PSP) and the Philippine of Medical Technologists (PAMET)
Section 4. Compensation and Traveling Expenses of Council Members.- For every meeting actually attended, the Chairman shall be entitled to a ___________ per diem while the members shall be entitled to ________ each regardless of whether or not they receive regular salaries from the government. In addition, the Chairman and members of the Council shall be entitled to traveling expenses in connection with their official duties.
CHAIRMAN - 50 PESOS
MEMBERS - 25 PESOS
Section 5. Functions of the Council of Medical Technology Education.
- The functions of the Council shall be:
- TO RECOMMEND THE MINIMUM REQUIRED CURRICULUM
- TO DETERMINE AND PRESCRIBE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO BE ALLOWED
- TO APPROVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SCHOOLS
- TO REQUIRE ALL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SCHOOLS TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT
- TO INSPECT, WHEN NECESSARY, THE DIFFERENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY
- TO CERTIFY FOR ADMISSION IN TO AN UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIPS STUDENTS
- FORMULATE AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF REFRESHER COURSE
- TO PROMULGATE AND PRESCRIBE AND ENFORCE
Section 6. Minimum Required Course.- The medical technology course shall be at least _____,
including a ______satisfactory INTERNSHIP in accredited laboratories,
- 4 YEARS
- 12 MONTH
Section 6. Minimum Required Course.- The medical technology course shall be at least four years,
including a 12-month satisfactory internship in accredited laboratories, and shall include the following subjects:
ENGLISH
SPANISH
SOCIAL SCIENCE
GENERAL ZOOLOGY
BOTANY
COLLEGE PHYSICS
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY
BIOCHEMISTRY
GROSS ANATOMY
HISTOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
BIOSTATISTICS
CLINICAL LABORATORY
METHODS INCLUDING HEMATOLOGY, SEROLOGY, BLOOD BANKING, CLINICAL MICROSCOPY, APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, AND PARASITOLOGY, HISTOPATHOLOGIC TECHNIQUES NAD CYTOTECHNOLOGY
The Council is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the ___________ to CHANGE, REMOVE from or ADD to the subjects listed above as the needs and demands of progress in the science of medical technology may require.
Secretary of Education
Section 7. Medical Technology Board
- created under the Professional Regulation Commission
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY BOARD is composed of?
- A CHAIRMAN WHO IS A PATHOLOGIST
- 2 REGISTERED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY