REPUBLIC ACT NO.

6138, August 31, 1970

AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN, KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTON 1. Sections sixteen, twenty-one, and twenty-two of Republic Act Numbered Five thousand five
hundred twenty-seven, known as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969, are hereby amended to
read as follows:

"SEC. 16. Qualification for Examination.-Every applicant for examination under this Act, shall, prior to the
date thereof, furnish the Board satisfactory proof that he or she:

"(a) Is in good health and is of good moral character;

"(b) Has completed a course of at least four years leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical
Technology or Bachelor of Science in Hygiene conferred by a recognized school, college or university in
accordance with this Act or having graduated from some other paramedical profession has been actually
performing medical technology for the last live years prior to the date of the examination, if such
performance began prior to the enactment of this Act."

"SEC. 21. Issuance of Certificate of Registration.-Every applicant who has satisfactorily passed the
required examination, shall be issued a certificate of registration as Medical Technologist: Provided, That
no such certificate shall be issued to any successful applicant who has not attained the age twenty-one
years.  All certificates shall be signed by all the members of the Board and attested by its Secretary.  The
duly registered medical technologists shall be required to display his certificate of registration in place
where he works.  Upon application filed after the approval of this Act not later than ninety days after the
Board shall have been fully constituted, the Board shall  issue a certificate of registration without
examination persons who have been graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Hygiene and/or Bachelor of
Science in Medical Technology in duly recognized schools of medical technology in the Philippines or
foreign countries who have been it the practice of medical technology, for at least three years prior to the
filing of the application, in laboratories in the Philippines or in foreign countries duly accredited by the
Bureau of Research and Laboratories, Department of Health, and also to all other persons who having
graduated from other paramedic profession are already civil service eligible by authority of the other
Boards of profession and who have been actually performing medical technology practice for the last five
years prior to the filing of the application."

"SEC. 22. Fees.-The Board shall charge each applicant for examination and registration the sum of fifty
pesos, of which the sum of ten pesos shall be for registration, and for each certificate of registration
issued without prior examination in accordance with the provisions of this Act the sum of twenty-five
pesos; for issuance of a new certificate to replace a certificate lost, destroyed or mutilated, the Board shall
charge the sum of ten pesos.  All such fees shall be paid to the disbursing officer of the Civil Service
Commission who shall pay from the receipts there all authorized expenses of the Board including the
compensation of each member."

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect retroactively as June 21, 1969.

Approved, August 31, 1970.

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 498 June 28, 1974

AMENDING SECTIONS TWO, THREE, FOUR, SEVEN, EIGHT, ELEVEN, THIRTEEN, SIXTEEN,
SEVENTEEN, TWENTY-ONE AND TWENTY-NINE OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5527, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 5527, An Act Requiring the Registration of Medical Technologists, Defining
Their Practice, And For Other Purpose took effect on June 21, 1969;

WHEREAS, in the implementation of said Act, some provisions were found to be prejudicial to the
interests of some medical technology practitioners who would otherwise qualify for registration as medical
technologist without examination; and

WHEREAS, it was likewise found that some provisions were inadequate to meet the primary objectives of
maintaining the high standard of the medical technology profession, hence, there is an imperative need to
correct these deficiencies of the said Act.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue
of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, as amended, do hereby
order and decree:

Section 1. Subsections (a) and (d) of Section 2 of Republic Act No. 5527 are hereby amended to read as
follows:

"Sec. 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 fee, salary or other compensation or
reward paid or given directly or indirectly through another, renders any 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:

1. Examination of tissues, secretions and excretions of the human body and body fluids
by various electronic, chemical, miscroscopic, bacteriologic, hematologic, serologic,
immunologic, nuclear, and other laboratory procedures and techniques either manual or
automated:

2. Blood banking procedures and techniques;

3. Parasitologic, Mycologic and Microbiologic procedures and techniques;

4. Histopatholgic and Cytotechnology; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall inhibit
a duly registered medical laboratory technician from performing histopathologic
techniques and procedures.

5. Clinical research involving patients or human beings requiring the use of and/or
application of medical technology knowledge and procedures;

6. Preparations and standardization of reagents, standards, stains and others, provided

such reagents, standards, stains and others are exclusively for the use of their laboratory;
 7. Clinical laboratory quality control;

8. Collection and preservation of specimens,

Provided, that any person who shall passed the corresponding Board examination for the
practice of a profession already regulated by existing laws, shall not be subject to the
provisions of at last four (4) preceding paragraphs if the performance of such acts or
services is merely incidental to his profession.

(d) Medical Laboratory Technicians. 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."

Section 2. Section 3 of the same Act is hereby amended and now to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. Council of Medical Technology Education, Its Composition. There is hereby established a
Council of Medical Technology Education, hereafter referred to as Council, which shall be
composed of the Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission as Chairman, the
Chairman of the Board of Medical Technology as Vice-Chairman, and the two (2) members of the
Board of Medical Technology, and the Director of Private Education or its duly authorized
representative, the Director of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories of the Department of
Health, and a representative of the deans or heads of the private schools of medical technology,
as members."

Section 3. Section of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 4. Compensation and Traveling Expenses of Council Members. For every meeting actually
attended, the Chairman shall be entitled to a fifty pesos (P50.00) per diem while the members shall be
entitled to twenty-five pesos (P25.00) 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."

Section 4. Section 7 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 7. Medical Technology Board. There is hereby created a Medical Technology Board under the
Professional Regulation Commission, which shall thereafter be referred to as the Board composed of a
Chairman who is a pathologist, and two (2) members who are registered medical technologists who shall
be appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines upon recommendation of the
Professional Regulation Commission. The Chairman and members of the Board shall hold office for three
(3) years after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified:
Provided, That the incumbent members will continue to serve until the expiration of their terms.

In case of death, disability, or removal of a member of the Board, his successor shall serve only the
balance of his terms."

Section 5. Paragraph 3 and 5 of Section 8 of the same Act are hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 8. Qualification of Examiners. No person shall be appointed a member of the Medical Technology
Board unless he or she:

1) . . .

2) . . .
 3) is a duly registered medical technologist of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of
Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Hygiene/Public Health;

4) . . .

5) is not a member of the faculty of any medical technology school for at least two (2) years prior
to appointment or having any pecuniary interest direct or indirect in such institution."

Section 6. Subsection (c) of Section 11 of the same Act is hereby amended and subparagraphs (g), (h)
and (l) are hereby added to read as follows:

"Sec. 11. . . .

(c) Issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of medical technology
and medical laboratory technician;

(g) To determine the adequacy of the technical staff of all clinical laboratories and blood banks
before they could be licensed with the Department of Health in accordance with R.A. No. 4655
and 1517;

(h) To prescribe the qualification and training of medical technologist as to special fields of the
profession and supervise their specialty examination conducted by the professional organization
of medical technologists accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission;

(i) To classify and prescribe the qualification and training of the technical staff of clinical
laboratories as to: Chief Medical Technologist; Senior Medical Technologist; Medical
Technologist and Medical Laboratory Technician."

Section 7. Section 13 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 13. Accreditation of Schools of Medical Technology and of Training Laboratories. Upon the
recommendation of the Medical Technology Board, the Department of Education and Culture
shall approve schools of medical technology in accordance with the provisions of this Decree.
The Professional Regulation Commission upon recommendation of the Medical Technology
Board shall approve laboratories for accreditations as training laboratories for medical technology
students or post graduate trainees upon satisfactory evidence that said laboratories possess
qualified personnel and are properly equipped to carry out laboratory procedures commonly
required in the following fields: bacteriology, serology, parasitology, hematology, biochemistry
and blood banking, and that the scope of activities of said laboratory offer sufficient training in
said laboratory procedure."

Section 8. Subparagraph (b) of Section 16 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 16. . . .

(b) Has completed a course of at least four (4) years leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science
in Medical Technology or Bachelor of Science in Public Health conferred by a recognized school,
college or university in accordance with this Decree or having graduated from some other
profession and has been actually performing medical technology for the last five (5) years prior to
the date of the examinations, if such performance began prior to June 21, 1969."
Section 9. Section 17 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 17. Scope of examination. The examination questions shall cover the following subjects
with their respective relative weights:

Clinical Chemistry 20%

Microbiology & Parasitology 20%
Hematology 20%
Blood Banking & Serology 20%
Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis and other body fluids) 10%
Histopathologic Techniques, Cytotechnology, Medical
Technology Laws, Related Laws and its implementing rules, 10%
and the Code of Ethics

The Board shall prepare the schedule of subjects for examination and to submit the same to the
Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission for publication at least thirty (30) days before
the date of examination. The Board shall compute the general average of each examinee according to the
above-mentioned relative weights of each subject. Provided, however, that the Board may change, add to
or remove from the list of subjects or weights above as progress in the science of Medical Technology
may require, subject to the prior approval of the Professional Regulation Commission, and publication of
the change or amendment at least three (3) months prior to the date of examination in which the same is
to take effect."

Section 10. Section 21 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 21. Issuance of Certificate of Registration. Every applicant who has satisfactorily passed
the required examination for medical technologist shall be issued a certificate of registration as
such. Provided that no such certificate shall be issued to any successful applicant who has not
attained the age of twenty-one (21) years. All certificate shall be signed by the members of the
Board and by the Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission. The duly registered
medical technologist shall be required to display his certificate of registration in the place where
he works. Provided, that upon application filed and the payment of the required fee of one
hundred and fifteen pesos (P115.00) the Board shall issue a certificate of registration as medical
technologist without examination to persons who have been graduated with Bachelor of Science
in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Public Health in duly recognized schools of medical
technology in the Philippines or in any foreign country, provided, that in case of the latter, the
standard of medical technology education is substantially the same as ours, and in addition shall
have been in the practice of medical technology for at least three (3) years prior to the filing of the
application in laboratories in the Philippines duly accredited by the Bureau of Research and
Laboratories, Department of Health, or in foreign countries if such performance began prior to
June 21, 1969 and also to all other persons who having graduated from other professions have
been actually performing medical technology practice for the last eight (8) years prior to filing of
the application, Provided, that such performance began prior to June 21, 1969.

Provided, further, that the Board shall likewise issue a certificate of registration as medical laboratory
technician without examination to any person who upon application and payment of the required fee of
fifty pesos (P50.00) show evidence satisfactory to the Board that:
 1. He or she passed the civil service examination for medical technician on March 21, 1964; or

2. Has finished a two-year college course and has at least one (1) year of experience as medical
laboratory technician, provided, that for every year of deficiency in college attainment two (2)
years of experience may be substituted; Provided, further, that an applicant who has at least ten
(10) years experience as medical laboratory technician as of the date of approval of this Decree
regardless of his academic attainment may qualify for registration without examination; or

3. Has failed to pass the board examination for medical technology but had obtained a general
rating of at least 70%. Provided, finally, that a registered medical laboratory technician when
employed in the government shall have the equivalent civil service eligibility not lower than
second grade."

Section 11. Section 29 subparagraph (j) of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(j) Any person or corporate body who shall allow anyone in his employ who is not a registered
medical technologist/medical laboratory technician to engage in the practice of medical
technology or recommend for appointment anyone to the position of medical technologist/medical
laboratory technician knowing that he is not registered as such."

Section 12. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, decrees, rules and regulations or parts thereof,
inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 13. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 28th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-
four.

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1534

FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5527 AS AMENDED BY PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NO. 498 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
ACT OF 1969

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 498 amended certain sections of Republic Act No. 5527
otherwise known as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969;

WHEREAS, in the implementation of said decree, certain sections thereof have been found to
hamper or render ineffective certain functions and duties of the Department of Education and
Culture and the Department of Health; and

WHEREAS, the aforesaid Decree contains provisions which prejudice the practice of anatomic
and clinical pathology by qualified physicians thus negating one of the primary objectives of the
original Medical Act of 1969;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the

powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:

Section 1. Sec. 3 of Republic Act No. 5527 as amended by Presidential Decree No. 498 is
hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. Council of Medical Technology Education; Its Composition. There is hereby established
a Council of Medical Technology Education hereafter referred to as the Council, which shall be
composed of the Director of Higher Education as Chairman; the Chairman of the Professional
Regulation Commission as Vice-Chairman; and the Director of the Bureau of Research and
Laboratories of the Department of Health, the Chairman and two (2) members of the Board of
Medical Technology, a representative of the Deans of Schools of Medical Technology and
Public Health, and the Presidents of the Philippine Society of Pathologists and the Philippine
Association of Medical Technologies, as members."

Sec. 2. Paragraph 3, Sec. 8 of Republic Act No. 5527 as amended is hereby amended to read
as follows;

"Sec. 8. Qualification of Examiners. No person shall be appointed as a member of the Medical

Technology Board unless he or she: . . . is a qualified Pathologists, or a duly registered Medical
Technologist, of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical
Technology/Bachelor of Science in Hygiene/Public Health; . . . ."

Sec. 3. Subparagraphs (g) and (i) of Section 11 of Republic Act No. 5527 as amended are
hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. Section 13 of Republic Act No. 5527 as amended, is hereby further amended to read as
follows:

"Sec. 13. Accreditation of Schools of Medical Technology and of Training Laboratories. The
Department of Education and Culture shall approve schools of Medical Technology in
accordance with the provisions of this Act, as amended, in conjunction with the Board of
Medical Technology. The Department of Health through the Bureau of Research and
Laboratories shall approve laboratories for accreditation as training laboratories for medical
technology students or post-graduate trainees in conjunction with the Board of Medical
Technology. The laboratories shall show satisfactory evidence that they possess qualified
personnel and are properly equipped to carry out laboratory procedures commonly required in
the following fields: Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, Serology, Parasitology, Hematology, Blood
Banking, Clinical Microscopy, and Histopathologic techniques, and that the scope of activities of
said laboratories offer sufficient training in said laboratory procedures."

Sec. 5. Section 12 of Presidential Decree No. 498 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 12. Repealing Clause. All those Executive Order, Decrees, Rules and Regulations, or
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly: Provided, however, That nothing in this Decree shall be construed as
repealing or amending any portion of the Medical Act of 1959 (Republic Act No. 2382, as
amended by Republic Act No. 4224), and the Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966 (Republic Act No.
4688), and the Blood Banking Law of 1956 (Republic Act No. 1517), and the Rules and
Regulations issued pursuant to these laws."

Sec. 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
Senate Bill 2722 - Medical Technology Act of 2011

AN ACT REGULATING AND MODERNIZING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

(MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE) IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING, FOR THIS
PURPOSE, REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 5572 AND 6132 AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NOS. 498
AND 1534, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. - This act shall be known as the "Medical Technology Act of2011."

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of the Medical

Technology profession in nation building and development through the portals of, health care,
education and research. Hence, it shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive
and well-rounded medical technologists whose standard of practice and service shall be world
class.

Further, the State shall promote, regulate and protect the professional practice of Medical
Technology in the Philippines and shall ensure its continued growth and development and the
maintenance of high international standards of practice.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:

a. Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory - Refers to a clinical laboratory duly

licensed by the Department of Health and accredited as a training laboratory by the Commission
on Higher Education upon recommendation by the Technical Panel in Medical Technology
Education or its equivalent.
b. Accredited Professional Organization - Refers to a national organization, recognized and
accredited by the Board, as approved by the Professional Regulation Commission, under which
all registered medical technologists whose names appear in the roster of Medical
Technologists of the Professional Regulation Commission automatically become members.
c. Board - Refers to the Board: of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation
Commission.
d. Continuing Medical Technology Education (CMTE) - Refers to the enhancement of
knowledge, professional competence and ethical values in the practice of medical
technology through mandatory formal classes or training programs administered for medical
technologists.
e. Code of Professional Ethics - Refers to a set of standards relating to the conduct,
integrity and moral duties of medical technologists as prescribed and promulgated by the
duly accredited professional organization of medical technologists, with the approval of the
Board.
f. Hearing Committee - Refers to a body composed of two (2) Members of the Board
and one (1) legal officer. The Hearing Committee shall conduct administrative proceedings
for the suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration.
g. Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) - Refers to the healthcare
profession that performs laboratory investigations on the human body or on specimens
taken from the human body, the results of which provide information used by physicians or
other medical practitioners in relation to healthcare, research, forensics and other related
 areas. Medical Technology may also refer to laboratory investigations on animals in relation
to veterinary medicine and agricultural purposes.
h. Medical Technologist - Refers to a holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Medical Technology (Medical Labordtory Science) or Public Health who is duly registered
with the Professional Regulation Commission and is qualified to practice Medical
Technology.

A person shall be deemed to be in the practice of Medical Technology within the meaning of
this act if such person renders any of the following services for a fee, salary, compensation
or reward paid or given directly or indirectly:

1.      Examination of tissues, secretions and excretions of the human body and other
bodily fluids through electronic, chemical, microscopic, microbiologic, hematologic,
serologic, immunologic, nuclear, molecular, cytogenetic or other laboratory procedures and
techniques, either manual or automated;
2.      Blood banking procedures and techniques or other blood transfusion services;
3.      Parasitologic, Bacteriologic, Mycologic, Virologic or other microbiologic techniques;
4.      Histopathologic or Cytotechnologic techniques;
5.      Drug Testing in clinical laboratories;
6.      Research involving human beings or animals requiring the use of or application of Medical
Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) knowledge and procedures;
7.      Preparations and standardization of reagents, standards, stains or others. Provided, that
such reagents, standards, stains or others are exclusively for the use of the laboratory;
8.      Clinical laboratory quality control;
9.      Phlebotomy, collection, processing or preservation of specimens;
10.  Consultancy test upgrading, method selection, laboratory equipment planning and
troubleshooting where the application of knowledge in medical technology as  required;
11.  Teaching of professional subjects in Medical Technology;
12.  Introduction, demonstration, evaluation, or improvement of clinical laboratory procedures or
techniques; and
13.  Similar activities to the foregoing where the training, skill and experience of a medical
technologist are needed as may be determined under the rules and regulations to be
promulgated by the Professional Regulation Commission.

i. Medical Laboratory Technician - Refers to a person certified and registered with the
Board as qualified to assist a medical technologist in the practice of Medical Technology as
defined under Republic Act No. 5527. The Board shall discontinue the registration of
medical laboratory technicians under Republic Act No. 5527 upon the effectivity of this Act.

Provided, that Medical laboratory technicians registered under Republic Act No. 5527 shall
maintain their status as registered medical laboratory technicians . Provided, further,  that a
registered medical technologist occupying the position of a medical laboratory technician  
shall be rendered an appropriate position and be reclassified as a medical technologist.

j. Phlebotomist - Refers to a holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical

Technology  (Medical Laboratory Science) and who has passed an examination
for Phlebotomy given by the Board of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation
Commission. Provided, that a registered medical technologist automatically qualifies as a
Phlebotomist. A phlebotomist is qualified to perform ,blood specimen collection and to follow
proper procedures of identification,. preservation and transport of specimens.

k. Recognized School of Medical Technology - Refers to any school, college or

university which offers a program in Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science)
approved by the Commissipn on Higher Education upon the recommendation of the
Technical Panel in Medical Technology Education or its equivalent.

l. Technical Panel in Medical Technology Education - Refers to the Technical Panel in

Medical Technology Education reconstituted or organized under the Office of Programs and
Standards of the Commission on Higher Education.

SECTION 4. Board of Medical Technology. ,- There IS hereby created a Board of Medical

Technology under the Professional Regulation Commission. The Board shall be composed
of a Chairman and two (2) members, all of whom are registered medical technologists, The
Chairman and the Members of the Board shall be appointed by the President of the
Republic of the Philippines ("President") upon recommendation of the Philippine Regulation
Commission and shall serve for a term of three (3) years. The Chairman and the Members
of the Board shall hold such office  until their successors shall have been appointed and duly
qualified. Provided,   That the incumbent Chairman and Members of the Board shall continue
to serve their terms until the expiration of the same.

For its recommendation, the Philippine Regulation Commission shall submit to the

President a list containing at least three (3) names for the appointment of the Chairman or
any Member of the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to, the expiration of the term of the
Chairman or any Member of the Board. In case of death, disability or removal for cause of
the Chairman or any Member of the Board, his successor shall only serve the balance of his
term.

SECTION 5. Qualifications of the Chairman and the Members of the Board. - No person
shall be appointed as Chairman or as a Member of the Board unless he is a Filipino Citizen,
of good moral character and is a duly registered medical technologist. Provided,  that the
Chairman and the members of the Board must be members in good standing in their
respective accredited national professional organization. Provided, further,  that the
Chairman and the Members of the Board must not be an officer or a director of their
respective accredited national professional organization at any time during their
appointment.

The Chairman must have a Masters Degree and should have at least fifteen (15) years of
experience as a medical technologist, including at last ten (10) years of clinical laboratory
practice. He must be actively practicing his profession as a medical technologist at least five
(5) years prior to his appointment. A Member of the Board must have at least ten (10) years
of experience as a medical technologist, including at least five (5) years of c1inicaJ
laboratory practice. He must be actively practicing his profession as a medical technologist,
at least three (3) years prior to his appointment.
The Chairperson and the Members of the Board shall not, in any way, be professionally
connected with the faculty of any Medical Technology school or review center for at least
three (3) years prior t6 their appointment. Further, they shall have no pecuniary interest,
directly or indirectly, in any such institution at any time during their appointment.

SECTION 6.  Compensation of the Members of the Board. - The Chairman and each
Member of the Board shall receive compensation in such amount as the Professional
Regulation Commission may determine. Provided,  that such compensation shall be
competitive with the compensation of other professional boards of the Professional
Regulation Commission.

SECTION 7. Functions and Duties of the Board. - The following are duties and functions of
the Board:

a. Administer and implement the provisions of this Act;

b. Determine and prepare the questions for the licensure examination for medical
technologists;
c. Regulate the practice of the profession ',in accordance with professional regulatory
law;
d. Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;
e. Issue, suspend or revoke certificates of registration of medical laboratory
technicians;
f. Look into conditions affecting the practice of medical technology in the Philippines
and, whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the
maintenance of good ethics and standards in the practice of medical technology;
g. Investigate violations of this Act or of the rules and regulations issued hereunder. For
this purpose, the Board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum;
h. Draft such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this Act;
i. Prescribe the qualifications and training of medical technologists with regard to
special fields of the profession and to sup "e rvise their special examination to be conducted
by the professional organization of medical technologists accredited by the Professional
Regulation Commission;
j. Formulate and recommend the approval of refresher courses for applicants who fail
to pass the Board Examinations for ,the third time;
k. Determine and prepare the questions for the certification examination of
Phlebotomists; and
l. Such other functions as may be prescribed by the Professional Regulation
Commission, in accordance with existing laws governing the Commission.

SECTION 8. Removal of the Board Members. - The Chairman or any Member of the
Board may be removed by the President for neglect" of duty, incompetence, malpractice or
unprofessional, unethical, immoral or dishonorable, conduct after having been given an
opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative proceeding. Provided, that pending
the resolution of the administrative proceeding, the President shall have the power to
indefinitely suspend the Chairman or any Member of the Board under investigation and
appoint a temporary member in his place.
SECTION 9. Licensure Examinations. – Except as otherwise specifically allowed under
the provisions of this Act, all applicants for registration as medical technologists shall be
required to undergo a written examination which shall be given by the Board semi-annually
during the months of May and November in such places as the Board may deem proper.
The examination for Phlebotomy Certification shall be given by the Board annually during
the month of September in such places as the Board may deem proper.

SECTION 10. Qualifications for Admission to the Licensure Examination. - Every

applicant for examination under this Act shall, at least thirty (30) days ,prior to the date of
the examination, furnish the Board satisfactory proof that he:

a. Is in good health and is of good moral character;

b. Is a holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology (Medical Science
Technology) or Public Health from a recognized school, college or university. Provided,  that
a holder of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health should have complied with the
standards as stipulated in the Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Medical Technology
education;
c. Has paid the required examination fees as may be determined by the Professional
Regulation Commission; and
d. Has complied with other requirements that ,the Board of the Professional Regulation
Commission may prescribe.

SECTION 11. Scope of Examination. - The examination questions shall cover the following

subjects and shall be accorded the respective weights:

Clinical Chemistry                                                                                           20%

Microbiology & Parasitology                                                                            20%

Hematology                                                                                                    20%

Blood Banking, Immunohematology, Immunology & Serology                             20%

Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis and Other Bodily Fluids)                                   10%

Histopathologic and Cytologic Techniques, Laboratory Management,                 10%

Medical Technology Law, Related Laws and their implementing

Rules and the Code of Ethics

The Board shall prepare the schedule of subjects' for examination and submit the same to
the commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission for publication. The Board
shall compute the general average of each examinee according to the above-mentioned
relative weights of each subject. Provided,  that the Board may change, add to and remove
from the list of subjects or weights above as progress in the science of Medical Technology
may require.
Provided, further,  that any change, addition, removal or modification of the subjects or
weights shall be subject to the prior approval of the Professional Regulation Commission.

SECTION 12. Report of Rating. - The Board shall, after the date of completion of the
examination, report the result thereof for the approval, of the Commissioner of the Professional
Regulation Commission within the time limit and guidelines set by the Professional Regulation
Commission.

SECTION 13. Ratings in the Examination. -- In order to pass the examination, a candidate

must obtain a general average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in the written test, with no
rating below fifty percent (50%) in any of the' subjects. An applicant who has failed the
examinations in at least three (3) attempts shall not be qualified to take further examinations
until such applicant shall have completed a refresher course in accordance with the rules
prescribed by the Board.

SECTION 14. Oath Taking. - All successful, examinees shall be required to take a

professional oath before the Board prior to entering upon the practice of medical technology in
the Philippines.

SECTION 15. Issuance of Certificate of Registration.  Every applicant who has satisfactorily

passed the required examination for all medical technologists shall be issued a certificate of
registration. All certificates shall be signed by the Chairman and the Members of the Board and
by the Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission. The duly registered medical
technologist shall be required to display his certificate of registration and Professional
Regulation Commission identification card in the place where he works.

The Board shall refuse to issue a certificate of registration to any person convicted by a court of
competent jurisdiction of any criminal offense: involving moral turpitude, or who has committed
immoral, dishonorable or dishonest conduct, or is of unsound mind, or is suffering from an
incurable and communicable disease. In the event of the Board's refusal to issue a certificate of
registration, it shall issue a written statement to the applicant, setting forth the reason for its
action. The statement issued by the Board shall be incorporated in its records.

SECTION 16. Fees. - The fees to be paid by each applicant for the issuance of a new certificate
of registration, for the replacement of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate of registration, or
for the issuance or replacement Of Professional Regulation Commission identification cards
shall be in accordance with the fees established by the Professional

SECTION 17. Revocation or Suspension of Certificates of Registration. - The revocation

or suspension of a certificate of registration may only be made after the completion of an
administrative proceeding conducted by the hearing committee composed of at least two (2)
members of the Board and one (1) legal officer. Provided,  that the existing rules of evidence
shall be observe during the administrative proceeding.  Provided, further,  that the person
whose certificate of registration is sought to be revoked or suspended shall be entitled to be
represented by counsel, to have a speedy, impartial and public proceeding, to confront the
witnesses against him and to all other rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

The Board may, after giving proper notice and .hearing to the party concerned, reprimand
an erring medical technologist, revoke or suspend his certificate of registration for violating
any provision of this Act, any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this Act or for
unprofessional conduct, malpractice, incompetency, gross ignorance or gross negligence in
the practice of medical technology. The hearing committee may, by a majority vote, Impose
the penalty of revocation, suspension or reprimand. Provided, that the suspension of the
certificate of registration shall not exceed two (2) years, When the penalty of suspension or
revocation is imposed by the hearing committee the medical technologist shall be required
to surrender his certificate of registration within thirty (30)  days after the decision becomes
final. Should a medical technologist fail to surrender his certificate of registration within the
said period, the Board may disqualify him perpetually from the practice of medical
technology. The suspension shall run from the date of such surrender.

SECTION 18, Appeal - The revocation or suspension of a certificate of registration made by

the hearing committee may be appealed primarily and exclusively to the Professional
Regulation Commission. The decision of the Professional Regulation Commission may
be elevated to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the Rules of Court.

SECTION 19. Reissuance or Reinstatement of a revoked or suspended Certificate of

Registration, - The Board may reissue a revoked certificate of registration upon the
application of the medical technologist whose certificate of registration was
revoked. Provided,  that the reissuance of a revoked certificate of registration may' only be
made for proper and sufficient reasons, Provided, further,  that no revoked certificate o ,f
registration may be reissued within one (1) year from the date it was surrendered by the
medical technologist whose certificate of registration was revoked. The suspension of a
certificate of registration shall be automatically lifted upon the expiration of the period of
suspension. Said certificate of registration shall be reinstated to the medical technologist
concerned upon request.

The reissuance or reinstatement of the certificate of registration shall be without prejudice to

further actions by the Board for a violation of any provision of this Act, its implementing rules
or regulations or any condition imposed by the Board ,upon the medical technologist during
the period of revocation or suspension.

SECTION 20. Roster of Medical Technologist. - A roster of Medical Technologist shall, be

prepared annually by the Secretary of the Board. This roster shall contain the name,
address and citizenship of each registered medical technologist; the date of registration or
issuance of the certificate of registration and any other pertinent data. The roster shall be
open to public inspection, and copies thereof shall be placed on file in the Professional
Regulation Commission, and furnished to other offices, private or governmental and to the
public, upon request.

SECTION 21. Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) Education. - The

Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) course shall'·be at least four years, as
stipulated in the Commission on Higher Education's Policies, Standards and Guidelines.
Said course shall be composed of general education, core and professional courses, and a
satisfactory internship program in accredited training laboratories. It shall include the
following professional subjects;
 Hematology;

Clinical Chemistry;

Microbiology; "

Parasitology;

Blood Banking/Immunohematology;

Serology/Innnunology;

Clinical Microscopy;

Histopathology & Cytology;

Laboratory Management; and

Medical Technology Laws & Ethics

The Technical Panel in Medical Technology Education ("TPMTE") is hereby authorized to

change, remove from or add to the subjects listed, subject to the approval of the
Commission on Higher Education.
                                 

SECTION 22. Creation and Composition of 'Technical Panel in Medical Technology Education

(TPMTE). - There is hereby established a Technical Panel in Medical Technology Education
under the Commission on Higher Education - Office of Programs and Standards (CHED-
OPS). The TPMTE shall be composed of the following members:

a.       The President of the Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology and Hygiene
(PASMETH), who shall be the Chairman;
b.      The President of the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc. (PAMET);
c.       A representative from the Board of Medical Technology/ Professional Regulation
Commission;
d.      A representative from PAMET; and
e.       A representative from P ASMETH

The TPMTE shall be supported by a secretariat and staff.

SECTION 23. Functions of TPMTE. - The TPMTE shall assist the Commission on Higher
Education in setting Policies, Standards and Guidelines for the Medical Technology
Program. It may also assist in its implementation, including monitoring and evaluation.

The functions of the TPMTE are as follows:

a.       To recommend the minimum curriculum required for the course of medical technology;

b.      To determine and prescribe the number of students that will be allowed to take the medical
technology course in each school, taking into account the student instructor ratio and the
availability of facilities for instruction;
c.       To recommend the closure of medical technology schools which are found to be
substandard;

d.      To require all medical technology schools to submit an annual report, including the total
number of students and instructors, a list of facilities available for instruction, a list of
available for instruction, a list of their recent graduates and new administrations, on or
before the month of June

e.       To inspect, whenever necessary, the different medical technology schools in the country in
order to determine whether a high standard of education is maintained in said instructions;

f.       To promulgate, prescribe and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary for
the proper implementation of the foregoing functions.
SECTION 24. Accreditation of Schools of, Medical Technology and of Training Laboratories. -
The Commission on Higher Education, through TPMTE, shall approve schools of Medical
Technology and accredit laboratories for training of students in accordance with the provisions
of this Act. The laboratories shall show. satisfactory evidence that they possess qualified
personnel and are properly equipped to carry out laboratory procedures commonly required in
the folloWing fields: Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, Serology, Parasitology, Hematology,
Blood Banking, Clinical Microscopy, and Histopathologic Techniques, and that the scope of
activities of said laboratories offer sufficient training in said laboratory procedures.

SECTION 25. Studies for Medical Technology Manpower Needs, Production, Utilization and
Development. - The Board, in coordination with the accredited professional organization and
appropriate government and private agencies shall initiate, undertake and conduct studies on
health, human resources production, ',utilization and development.

SECTION 26. Accredited Professional Organization. - All registered medical technologists

whose names appear in the roster of the Professional Regulation Commission shall
automatically become members of a national, accredited professional organization of registered
and licensed medical technologists. For this purpose, the Board shall only recognize and
accredit one national organization for registered and licensed medical technologists, subject to
the approval by the Professional Regulation Commission. Members of the said accredited
professional organization shall receive benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto upon
payment of the required fees and dues. Membership in the accredited professional organization
shall not be a bar to membership in any other association of allied' health professionals.

SECTION 27. Continuing Medical Technology Education (CMTE). - There shall be a program of

Continuing Medical Technology Education (CMTE) conducted by the accredited professional
organization and other CMTE providers to enhance and maintain the proficiency of, its members
on current medical technology procedures and techniques. All Registered medical technologists
shall abide by the requirements, rules and regulations on CMTE which shall be promulgated by
the Board, subject to the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission. For this purpose,
a CMTE Council is hereby created to implement the CMTE Program.

SECTION 28. Medical Technology Training and Education Program. - Upon the effectivity of
this Act, the Board in coordination with 'the accredited professional organization shall develop
training and education programs in order to upgrade the level of skill and competence of
medical technologists. A medical technologist shall be required to undergo medical technology
training and education program every three (3) years beginning from the issuance of his
certificate of registration.

SECTION 29. Salary. - In order to enhance the general welfare, commitment, service and
professionalism of medical technologists, the minimum base pay of a registered medical
technologist should not be lower than an amount equivalent to Salary Grade 15 under Republic
Act No. 6758 or the "Compensation and Classification Act of 1989".

SECTION 30. Foreign Reciprocity - No foreigner shall be admitted to an examination, be given

a certificate of registration or be entitled to an¥ of the rights or privileges under this Act unless
the country or state of which he is a subject  or a citizen permits Filipino medical technologists to
practice within its territorial limits on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of said country or
state.

SECTION 31. Inhibition Against the Practice \If Medical Technology. - No person shall practice

or offer to practice medical technology as defined in this Act without having previously obtained
a valid certificate of registration from the•· Board. Provided, that a certificate of registration shall
not be required from the following:

a. Duly registered physicians;

b. Medical technologists from other countries called for consultation or as visiting or
exchange professors to colleges or universities: Provided, That their practice of medical
technology within the couutry is limited to their performance of the said function; and
c. Medical technologists in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States of America
who are stationed in the Philippines and are rendering services as such for members of the said
armed forces only.

SECTION 32. Penal Provisions. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the Medical Act of 1959,
as amended, relating to the illegal practice of medicine, the following shall be punished by a fine
of not less than two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) nor more than five thousand pesos
(P5,000.00), or imprisonment for not less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years, or
both, in the discretion of the court:

a. Any person who shall practice Medical Techpology in the Philippines without being
registered or exempted from registration in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
b. Any medical technologist who shall knowingly  make a fraudulent laboratory report;
c. Any person presenting or attempting. to use as his own, the certificate of registration
of another;
d. Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent evidence of any kind to the Board
or any member thereof in obtaining a certificate of registration as a medical technologist;
e. Any person who shall impersonate any registrant;
f. Any person who shall attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of
registration;
g. Any person who shall, in connection with Ijis name or otherwise, assume, use or
advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a medical
technologist without holding a valid certificate of registration;
h. Any person or corporate body who shall allow a non-registered medical
technologist/medical laboratory technician under his employment to engage in the practice
of medical technology or recommend the appointment of anyone to the position of a medical
technologist/medical laboratory technician while knowing that he is not registered as such;
i. Any person or corporate body who shall violate any provision of this Act or any rules
or regulations issued pursuant to this Act.

SECTION 33. Enforcement of this Act. - It shall be the primary duty of the Professional

Regulation Commission and the Board to effectively implement this Act. Any law
enforcement agency and officers, employees and agents of national, provincial, city or
municipal governments shall, upon the call or request of the Professional Regl,llation
Commission or the Board, render assistance in enforcing the provisions of this Act and, to
prosecute any persons violating the same.

SECTION 34. Appropriations. - The Chairperson of the Professional Regulation

Commission shall include in the Commission's program the funding requirements for the
implementation of this Act. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued
implementation of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 35. Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act,
the Board and the Professional Regulation Commission, in coordination with the accredited
professional organization, the Department of Health, the Department of Budget and
Management and other concerned agencies, shall formulate such rules and regulations
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. The implementing rules and regulations shall
be published in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

SECTION 36. Separability Clause - Should any provision herein be declared unconstitutional,

the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act.

SECTION 37. Repealing Clause - Republic Act Nos. 5572 and 6132, Presidential Decree Nos.
498 and 1534. and all other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly .

SECTION 38. Effectivity - This Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least
two (2) newspapers of general circulation.