MTLE Flashcards
Period when medical technology was introduced in the Philippines
World War II
Medical facility established in the Philippines that introduced medical technology
26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army
Location of the 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army
Quiricada Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila
(Recent: loc of DOH compound)
New name of the 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army
Manila Public Health Laboratory
Start of training of HS graduates to work as lab tech
February 1944
Date when the laboratory was endorsed to the National Department of Health as the Army left the laboratory; became nonfunctional for some time
June 1945
Saved the remnants of the lab developed by the 6th US army after 3 months of being nonfunctional
Alfredo Pio de Roda (bacteriologist)
Dr. Mariano Icasiano (assisted)
Date when the “Public Health Laboratory” was formally re-introduced by Dr. Alfredo Pio de Roda
October 1, 1945
Founder of MT Education in the Philippines
Willa Hilgert-Hedrick
A missionary of the Seventh Day Adventist Church
Willa Hilgert-Hedrick
Established the first 4-year BSMT program in the Philippine Union College (Baesa, Caloocan, Rizal)
Willa Hilgert-Hedrick
Year of introducing MT Education in the Philippines, establishing the first 4-year BSMT program in the Philippine Union College
1954
New name of PUC where the first 4-year BSMT program was eastablished
Philippine Adventist University (Silang, Cavite)
A sister institution of PUC that helped in the establishment of the first 4-year BSMT program by Willa Hilgert-Hedrick
Manila Sanitarium and Hospital (Pasay)
Year: first BSMT graduate in the Philippines
1956 (graduated from PUC after 2 years of establishing the BSMT program)
First BSMT graduate in the Philippines
Jesse Umali
*Recent: OB-Gyne; owner of Omega Lab (Vito Cruz, Manila)
Year when Dr. Antonio Gabriel and Dr. Gustavo U. Reyes offered an elective to pharmacy graduates leading to MT course in UST
1957
Offered an elective to pharmacy graduates leading to MT course in UST in 1957
Dr. Antonio Gabriel
Dr. Gustavo U. Reyes
One of the pioneers that first offered MT course in 1960
CEU
Year: CEU offered MT course
1960
Year when FEU started its SMT
1961
SMT in FEU during 1961 was established by:
Dr. Horacio A. Ylagan
*became the Technical Director of the School
Year: First graduates of FEU SMT
1963
No. of colleges and universities throughout the Philippines offering BSMT course
80
Course offered by UP that is similar to BSMT
BS Public Health
The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
RA 5527
Date of approval of RA 5527
June 21, 1969
No. of sections of RA 5527
32 sections
Amendments in RA 5527
RA 6138
PD 498
PD 1534
RA 5527: SECTION 1
TITLE
“The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969”
RA 5527: SECTION 2
DEFINITION OF TERMS
RA 5527: SECTION 3
COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, ITS COMPOSITION
RA 5527: SECTION 4
COMPENSATION AND TRAVELING EXPENSES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
RA 5527: SECTION 5
FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
RA 5527: SECTION 6
MINIMUM REQUIRED COURSE
RA 5527: SECTION 7
BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
RA 5527: SECTION 8
QUALIFICATION OF EXAMINERS
RA 5527: SECTION 9
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOARD
RA 5527: SECTION 10
COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR MT
RA 5527: SECTION 11
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD
RA 5527: SECTION 12
REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS
RA 5527: SECTION 13
ACCREDITATION OF SMT AND TRAINING LABORATORIES
RA 5527: SECTION 14
INHIBITION AGAINST THE PRACTICE OF MT
RA 5527: SECTION 15
EXAMINATION
RA 5527: SECTION 16
QUALIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION
RA 5527: SECTION 17
SCOPE OF EXAMINATION
RA 5527: SECTION 18
REPORT OF RATING
RA 5527: SECTION 19
RATING IN THE EXAMINATION
RA 5527: SECTION 20
OATH TAKING
RA 5527: SECTION 21
ISSUANCE OF COR
RA 5527: SECTION 22
FEES
RA 5527: SECTION 23
REFUSAL TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE
RA 5527: SECTION 24
ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION
RA 5527: SECTION 25
APPEAL
RA 5527: SECTION 26
REINSTATEMENT, REISSUE OR REPLACEMENT OF CERTIFICATE
RA 5527: SECTION 27
FOREIGN RECIPROCITY
RA 5527: SECTION 28
ROSTER OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
RA 5527: SECTION 29
PENAL PROVISION
RA 5527: SECTION 30
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
RA 5527: SECTION 31
REPEALING CLAUSE
RA 5527: SECTION 32
EFFECTIVITY
RA 6138
Date of Amendment:
Sections Amended:
Date of Amendment: August 31, 1970
Sections Amended: 16, 21, 29
PD 498
Date of Amendment:
Sections Amended:
Date of Amendment: June 28, 1974
Sections Amended: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 29
PD 1534
Date of Amendment:
Sections Amended:
Date of Amendment: June 11, 1978
Sections Amended: 3, 8, 11, 13
An act requiring the registration of medical technologists, defining their practice, and for other purposes
RA 5527
“The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969”
A duly registered physician specially trained in laboratory medicine (residency training in hospital – gross or microscopic study and interpretation of tissues, secretions, and excretions of the human body → specialty examination conducted by the Philippine Board of Pathologists)
Pathologist
No. of laboratories allowed to be managed by a pathologist? This is accdg. to?
4 laboratories (A.O. 201)
No. of blood banks allowed to be managed by a pathologist? This is accdg. to?
1 blood bank (R.A. 7719)
An auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine that deals with the examinations by various chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, and other medical laboratory procedures/techniques that will aid the physician in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of disease and the promotion of health in general
Medical Technology
Amended by PD 498:
A person shall be deemed to be in the practice of medical technology, who for a fee, salary, or other compensation or reward paid or given directly or indirectly through another, renders any of the following professional services to aid the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general:
* Examination of tissues, secretion and excretions of the human body and body fluids by various electronic, chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, hematologic, serologic, immunologic, nuclear, and other laboratory procedures and techniques either manual or automated.
A person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or a licensed physician and who having passed a prescribed course (BSMT/BS Hygiene) of training and examination is registered under the provision of this Act.
Medical Technologist
Not a graduate of BSMT/BS Hygiene, but having passed the corresponding civil service examination, performs the work of medical technology under the supervision of a registered medical technologist and/or qualified pathologist.
Medical Technician
Amended by PD 498: A person certified and registered with the Board as qualified to assist a medical technologist and/or pathologist in the practice of medical technology
board may issue COR as Medical Lab Tech w/o examination, IF:
▪ Application: P50.00
▪ Passed Civil service examination for medical technician given on March 21, 1964.
▪ 2-yr college course; 1 yr experience as MTL
▪ GWA 70% in MT board examination
A clinical laboratory, office, agency, clinic, hospital or sanitarium duly approved by the DOH or its authorized agency, Bureau of Research and Laboratories [BRL] (now abolished)
Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory
Organization/s that approves an Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory
DOH or its authorized agency, BRL (replaced by BHFS)
Organization/s that approves a Recognized SMT
DepEd, upon recommendation of the Council of Medical Technology Education
(replaced by Technical Committee for Medical Technology Education)
Any school, college or university, which offers a course in Medical Technology approved by the DepEd in accordance with the requirements under this Act, upon recommendation of the Council of Medical Technology Education (now abolished)
Recognized School of Medical Technology
Accdg. to this amendment, PRACTICES OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY is defined as:
A person shall be deemed to be in the practice of medical technology, who for a fee, salary, or other compensation or reward paid or given directly or indirectly through another, renders any of the following professional services to aid the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general:
* Examination of tissues, secretion and excretions of the human body and body fluids by various electronic, chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, hematologic, serologic, immunologic, nuclear, and other laboratory procedures and techniques either manual or automated
*PD 498
Section 2: definition of terms
Accdg. to this amendment, a MEDICAL TECHNICIAN is a person certified and registered with the Board as qualified to assist a medical technologist and/or pathologist in the practice of medical technology.
*PD 498
Section 2: definition of terms
COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Chairman
Vice-chairman
Members
Representatives
Accdg. to RA 5527, the CHAIRMAN of the Council of Medical Technology Education is:
Director of Private Education or
Secretary of Education
Accdg. to RA 5527, the VICE-CHAIRMAN of the Council of Medical Technology Education is:
Director of BRL of the DOH
Accdg. to RA 5527, the MEMBERS of the Council of Medical Technology Education are:
- Chairman of the Board
- 2 members of the board