AN ACT REQUIRING THE

REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIST, DEFINING
THEIR PRACTICE, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Republic Act 5527:
Philippine Medical Technology
Act of 1969
Amendments
Republic Act 6138
August 31, 1970
Sections 16, 21 and 22

Presidential Decree 498
June 28, 1974
Sec. 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21 and 29

Presidential Decree 1534
June 11, 1978
Sec. 3, 8, and 13

Section 1: Title
Philippine Medical Technology
Act of 1969
Practice of Medical Technology
Examination of tissues, secretions, & excretions of the
human body & body fluids
Blood banking procedures
Parasitologic, mycologic & microbiologic techniques
Histopathologic & cytotechnology
Clinical research
Preparations & standardization of reagents
Clin. Lab. QC
Collection & preservation of specimen

Section 2: Definition of Terms
Pathologist
Medical Technologist
Medical Laboratory Technicians
Accredited Medical Technology Training
Lab.
Recognized school of MT
Council of MT
Board of MT

Section 2: Definition of Terms
Chair: Director of CHED
Vice Chair: Chair of PRC
Members:
Director of DOH
Board of MT
PASMETH (Representative)
PSP President
PAMET President
Sections 3: Council of MT Education, its
Composition
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION
Chair: Sec. Dept. of Education
Vice Chair: Director of BRL
Members:
Dean of UP Inst. Of Hygiene
Board of MT
Representative of Deans
PSP President
PAMET President
Sections 3: Council of MT Education, its
Composition
Sections 4: Compensation and Travelling
Expenses of Council Members
25 pesos per diem per meeting
No allowance for council members who
are receiving regular salaries from the
government
Recommend minimum required Curriculum
Prescribe number of students allowed
Approve MT schools
Require all MT schools to submit annual report
Inspect MT schools
Certify qualified MT Interns
Formulate & recommend refresher course
Promulgate & implement policies
Section 5: Functions of the Council of MT
CMO No. 14, s. 2006
CMO Number 08, series of 1998

CMO Number 27, series of 1998
MT Internship

Section 6: Minimum Required Course
Pathologist Dr. Marietta Baccay
2 RMTs:
Marilyn Atienza
Marian Tantingco
Section 7: Medical Technology Board
Filipino citizen
Good moral character
Qualified Pathologist / RMTs
Practicing (at least 10 years)
Not a faculty member for at least 2
years prior to appointment
Section 8: Qualifications of the Examiners
Section 9: Executive Officer of the Board
BEFORE NOW
Commissioner
of CSC
PRC
Chairman
Section 10: Compensation
10 pesos per applicant
5 pesos per successful passer
Administer the provision of this Act
Administer the oaths
Issue, suspend & revoke certificates of registration for the
practice of MT
Look into conditions affecting the practice of MT
Investigate such violations of this Act
Draft rules & regulations
Determine the adequacy of the technical staff of all clin lab
& BBs
Prescribe the qualifications and training of MT staff as to
specialty examinations conducted by PAMET
Classify & prescribe the qualification & training of technical
staff as to different categories
Section 11: Functions and Duties of the Board
Any member of the Board may be removed by - the
President of the Philippines for:
neglect of duty, incompetency, malpractice or
unprofessional,
unethical, immoral or dishonorable conduct after having
been given opportunity to defend himself
in a proper and administrative investigation:

Provided, that during the process of investigation, the
President shall have the power to suspend such member
under investigation and appoint a temporary member in
his place.

Section 12: Removal of Board Members
Section13: Accreditation of Schools of Medical
Technology and of Training Laboratories
BEFORE NOW
DOH with
recommendation
of CMTE

CHED
No person shall practice or offer to practice MT as
defined in this Act without having previously obtained
a valid certificate of registration from the Board
provided that registration shall not be required of the
following:
Duly registered physicians
MedTechs from other countries called in for
consultation or as visiting or exchange professors to
colleges or universities: Provided, they are only
practicing the said function
MedTechs in the service of the United States Armed
Forces stationed in the Philippines rendering
services as such for members of the said forces only
Section14: Inhibition Against the Practice of
Medical Technology
all applicants for registration as medical
technologist shall be required to undergo written
examination which shall be given by the Board
annually in the greater Manila, Cebu, and Davao
during the month of August or September on such
days and places as the Board may designate.
Written notices of such examination shall be
published in at least three newspapers of national
circulation by the Secretary of the Board of least
thirty days prior to the date of examination.
Section 15: Examination
Is in good health and is of good moral
character;

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

Section 16: Qualification for Examination
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, and the Code of Ethics ................... 10%

Section 17: Scope of Examination
The Board shall, within one hundred and
twenty days after the date of completion of
the examination, report the result thereof
to the Commissioner of Civil Service, who
shall submit such result to the President of
the Philippines for approval

New Policy: 10 days
Section 18: Report of Rating
In order to pass the examination, a candidate:
must obtain a general average of at least 75% in the written
test,
with no rating below fifty percent in any of the major
subjects: Provided, That the candidate has not failed in at
least sixty percent of the subjects computed according to
their relative weights.
No further examinations, unless and until he shall have
completed 12 months refresher course in an accredited
laboratory:
Provided, That graduate of paramedical profession other than
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of
Science in Hygiene admitted to an examination under the
provisions of this Act shall not be given further examinations
after his failure to qualify for the third time.
Section 19: Rating in the Examination
All successful examinees shall be required to take a
professional oath before the Board or before any
person authorized to administer oaths prior to
entering upon the practice of medical technology in
the Philippines.

Section 20: Oathtaking
RMT
Passed the licensure exam.
Pay the corresponding fee
Display the CR in his workplace at all
times
Without examination?

Section 21: Issuance of Certification of Registration
RMLT
He or she passed the civil service examination for medical
technician given on March 21,1964; or

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 of
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

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 21: Issuance of Certification of Registration
Section 22: Fees
50 pesos application
25 pesos registration without examination
10 pesos - replacement

900 pesos application




Moral turpitude
Immoral act
Incurable disease
Negligence
Dishonorable conduct
Unsound mind
Section 23: Refusal to Issue Certificate
Section 24: Administrative Investigation,
Revocation and Suspension of Certification
Revocation shall be imposed only if there
is a unanimous vote of all three members
of the Board
Section 25: Appeal
30 days after promulgation
Section 26: Reinstatement, Reissue or
Replacement of Certificate
Lifted by the Board of Medical Technology
Section 27: Foreign Reciprocity
Foreigner can practice MT in the
Philippines if Filipino MTs are allowed to
practice in their territorial limits
Section 28: Roster of Medical Technologists
Prepared annually by the Secretary of the
Board

Contains the name, address, citizenship,
date of registration of each RMT
Any person who shall practice Medical Technology in the
Philippines without being registered or exempted from
registration in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
Any medical technologist, even if duly registered, who
shall practice medical technology in the Philippines
without the necessary supervision of a qualified
pathologist or physician authorized by the Department of
Health;
Any medical technologist who shall knowingly make a
fraudulent laboratory report;
Any duly registered medical technologist who shall
refuse or fail, after due warning by the Board to display
his certificate of registration in the place where he works;
Any person presenting or attempting to use as his own,
the certificate of registration of another;
Section 29: Penal Provisions
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
Medical Technologist;
Any person who shall impersonate any registrant of like or the same name;
Any person who shall attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of
registration;
Any person who shall in connection with his 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;
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.
Any person or corporate body who shall violate the rules and regulations of
the Board or orders promulgated by it after having been duly approved and
issued by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the
Commissioner of Civil Service28 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this Act.
Section 29: Penal Provisions
Section 30: Separability Clause
- A statement invalidation of some clause
of older laws will not affect the contents
of the law:
- RA 1517
- RA 4688
- RA 2382 ammended by RA 4224
Section 31: Repealing Clause
A clause in a statute invalidating content/s
or sections of older laws:
RA 1517
RA 4688
RA 2382 ammended by RA 4224

Section 32: Effectivity
June 21, 1969
Important Laws to Remember
Republic Act Title
4688
Clin Lab Law of 1966
1517
BB Law of 1956
7719
National Blood Services Act of 1994
8981
PRC Modernication Act of 2000
8504
Phil AIDS Prevention & Control Act
of 1998
9165
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs
Act of 2002
9288
Newborn Screening Act of 2004
7170
Organ Donation Act of 1991