MTLBIOE SUMMARY AO No.

2020-0014 COVID-19 testing

facilities in the
HISTORY OF MEDTECH Philippines
Guidelines on the
• Silas Douglas - first lab instruction (Univ of advocacy, recruitment
Michigan) DOH Memorandum and mobilization for the
• Manila Sanitarium Hospital - First complete clinical Circular No. 2020-0049 local voluntary blood and
lab in the Philippines convalescent plasma
• Philippine Union College - first sch to offer BSMT / donation program
BSMLS
• October 1, 1945 - establishment of Manila Public
Health Lab Collection of
• 3 units - MTLBIOE units convalescent plasma
DOH Memorandum and networking for
HISTORY OF MEDTECH (PHILIPPINES) Order No. 2020-0216 therapeutic strategy for
COVID-19
• 208 Quiricada St. Sta Cruz. Manila Revised Rules and
• Dr. Alfredo Pia De Roda - preserved Regulations governing
• Dr. Mariano Icasiano - first city health officer DOH AO No. 27s of 2007 the licensure and
• Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana - syllabus regulation of clinical
• Ms. Willa Hilgert Hedrick - Founder of MT in the PH laboratories in the
Philippines
RA 005527 Philippine Medical Technology Act
of 1969 PAMET & PASMETH
RA 1517 Blood Banking Law of 1956
RA 4688 Clinical Laboratory Law of 1956 • Crisanto G. Almario - PAMET President
AO 59s of Establishments, Operation and • Nardito D. Moraleta - Author of RA 005527
2001 Maintenance of Clinical Laboratory
AO No. 2006- Laws regarding accreditation for A. PAMET
0024 Water Drinking Analysis • September 15, 1963
RA 7170 Organ Donation Act of 1991 • Charlemagne Tamondong - First Pres
RA 7719 National Blood Services Act of • Felix Asprer - Served PAMET (5 yrs)
1994 • 1964 - PAMET Election
RA 7722 Higher Education Act of 1994 • Proclamation No. 1181s 1973 - MedTech Week
CMO No. 13s Policies and Guidelines for BSMT / • Angelina Jose - Professional Tax
2017 BSMLS Program • Carmencita Acedera - PAMET Hymn
RA 8504 Phil. Aids Prevention and Control • Marilyn Atienza - first PAMET Office
Act of 1998 • Shirley Cruzada - Memo DOH-Ref Lab
RA 9165 Comprehensive Dangerous Act of • Romeo Ignacio - SYSMEX & Safeguard comm
2002 • Ronaldo Puno - Empowerment of Medtech
RA 9288 New Born Screening Act of 2004 Profession
RA 10192 CPD Act Law of 2016 • Shirley Cruzada - Interdisciplinary Networking
RA 10173 Data Privacy Act of 2012 • Felicisimo Martinez - PAMET VP
RA 10586 Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving • Bernard Ebuen - PASMET Pres
Act of 2013
RA 10931 Universal Access to Quality
Tertiary Education Act
RA 11166 Philippine Comprehensive Policy
on HIV and AIDS Prevention and
Treatment Care and Support
RA 11223 Universal Health Care Law
RA 10175 Cyber Crime Prevention Act of
2012
House Bill Comprehensive Renal Placement
9156 Therapy Act

DOH Memorandum on
DOH Memo No. 2020- updated interim
0258 guidelines on Expanded
Testing for COVID-19
Guidelines in securing a
license to operate a
B. PASMETH Internship Rotation
• Oct 6, 1985 - Registered SEC Clinical Chemistry 300 hrs
• 1970 - Founded Analysis of Urine and Body Fluids 200 hrs
(Clinical Microscopy & Parasitology)
C. PHISMETS Microbiology 250 hrs
• 2002 - organized Hematology 300 hrs
Blood Banking 200 hrs
RA 005527 Histopathologic Techniques and 100 hrs
PHIL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969 Cytology
Immunology and Serology 220 hrs
• June 21, 1969 - Date of Approval Laboratory Management 40 hrs
• 3 Amendments Phlebotomy 54 hrs
• Ferdinand Marcos - Pres who approved Total: 1,664 hrs
• Hematology - Coagulation
• Pathologist - Pathologist • 32 hrs per wk - required duty of intern
• DOH - approve training lab for interns • DEAN:
• CHED - approval of all schools - 5 yrs satisfactory teaching
• Council of MedTech Education - recommend - 2 yrs managerial and supervisory
schools • 2 copies of book
• Dr. Marilyn A. Cabal-Barza - current Chairman • 6 units - maximum unit of teaching load for a
• Medical Technology Board - Section 7 DEAN
• 3 years - term of service • 60% - percentage of full time faculty
• 30 Days - board exam be published in a newspaper • 1:40 - student ratio (LECTURE)
• 120 days - release result • 1:20 - student ratio (LABORATORY)
• 75% passing rate • 1:25 - student ratio (INTERN)
• 70% - Laboratory Technician • >30% - performance of school
• <20% - phase out
• 3 lates = 1 absent
• 60 mins late (1hr) - 1 day make-up
• At least 3 DAYS = filing of leave of absence

DOH AO No. 2021-0037

RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
REGULATION OF CLINICAL LABORATORIES IN THE
PHILIPPINES

RA 7722
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1994
• May 18, 1994 - Approved by Fidel V. Ramos
• 1 Chairman, 4 Commissioners
• Dr. Prospero De Vera - CHED Commissioner
• Full time Chairman - 4 years
• RA 10931 - Universal Access to Quality Tertiary
Education
CMO 13s 2017
POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND GUIDELINES FOR
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY / MEDICAL LABORATORY
SCIENCE PROGRAM
• 173 - total units (BSMT)
• 1,728 - total Laboratory Contact hours (1st - 3rd)
• 1,664 - total internship
• 28 - Units (Internship)
• 13 sections
• June 11, 2021
• Francisco Duque III
• Republic Act 4688 - Clinical Laboratory Law of 1966
• AO 59d 2001 - Rules and Regulations Governing the
Establishment, Operation, and Maintenance of
Clinical Laboratories in the Philippines
• RA 11223 Universal Health Care Act - To guarantee
access to quality and affordable health products,
devices, facilities and services.
• DOH AO No. 2020-0014 - COVID-19 Testing
Laboratories
• Applicant
- Applying for License to operate for clinical
laboratories
• Assessment tool
- To be filled up by applicant in order to
establish a clinical laboratory
• Clinical Laboratories
- Laboratories offering diagnosis procedure
• DOH-LTO (License to operate)
- License for Clinical Laboratory
• DOH-PTC (Permit to construct)
- License to build the clinical laboratory (1st to
be applied)
• National External Quality Assessment Scheme
(NEQAS)
- Scheme of National Refence Laboratory to
ensure the proficiency of clinical laboratory
• External Quality Assessment Program (EQAP)
- Provision of unknown samples coming from
the National Reference Laboratory to ensure
the proficiency of the Clinical Laboratory
• Initial Application
- Complete the assessment tool and apply for
clinical laboratory
• Mobile Clinical Laboratory (MCL)
- laboratory in a mobile facility (ex. Mobile
Clinical Truck)
• National Reference Laboratory (NRL)
• Physician’s Office Laboratory (POL)
• Satellite Clinical Laboratory (SCL)
- hospital base, same premise of the main
clinical laboratory (extension)
• Referral Test
- test sent out to another laboratory

i. According to Function
• Clinical Pathology
• Anatomic Pathology
• Molecular Pathology

ii. According to Institution

• Institutional based
• Non-institutional base

iii. According to Ownership

• Government-owned
• Privately-owned (donation, charity, or corporation)
• Tertiary Category (Hospital & Non-Hospital Based)
• National Reference Laboratory

*TERTIARY TOH PLZ LMAO*

• 3 years - Validity of DOH-LTO
• 2 years - Validity of DOH-COR
• 100km - mobile laboratory
• 7 days - remote collection permit
• East Avenue - Drug testing