MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024

Ahyela M. Alinea
BSMT 2-1

ACTIVITY 4: SUMMARY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LAW AMENDMENTS

RA 5527 RA 6138 PD 498 PD 1534

Sections 16, 21, and 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 3, 8, 11, 13,
amended 22 16, 17, 21, and 29 and section 17
of PD 498
SECTION 2 Defining the 8
practices of
Medtech
profession
SECTION 3 Secretary of Commissioner of Director of
Council of Education/ PRC Higher
Medical Director of Education
Technology Private
Chairman Education
Chairman of the Chairman of
Vice Chairman Director of BRL Board PRC
SECTION 4
Compensation
of Council
Members
Chairman 25.00 50.00
Members 25.00 25.00
*Official *Regardless of
receiving whether they
salaries from receive of not the
Government regular salaries
shall not from the
receive per Government.
diem
SECTION 7
Medical
Technology
Board
Chairman Pathologist- Pathologist-PRC
PSP RMT-PRC
Members RMT- PAMET
President
Appointed President
3yrs for chairman
Recommended 3yrs for
Office chairman, 2yrs
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for 1st member,

1yr for 2nd
member
SECTION 8 Is not a Number 5 not a Graduate of
Qualification member of the member of faculty Public Health
of Examiner faculty of any or any MT schools is added in
medical for at least 2 years item number 3.
technology prior to
school, or have appointment
any pecuniary
interest, direct
or indirect, in
such institution
SECTION 11 Functions from Letter C Medical
A to F Technician is
included.

Letter G, H, I
additional function Letter G, H, I
additional
function
SECTION 13
Accreditation
of: DepEd DEC – approve DEC –
Schools recommends – approve
Recommended MedTech Board recommends –
by: MedTech
Department of Board
Laboratory Health Council PRC
Recommended of Medical MedTech Board
by: Technology DOH
Education BRL
SECTION 16 Actually Actually Actually
Qualification performing the performing performing the
for practice of the practice practice of
Examination MedTech for of MedTech MedTech for the
the last five for the last last five years
years prior to five years prior to
the date of this prior to examination if that
act examination performance
begun before
June 21, 1969
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COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
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SECTION 17 Submission of Submission of

Scope of Schedule of schedule is thirty
Examination subjects is four days.
months.

Clinical chem Additional

Micro and Para subjects included:
Hema Cytotechnology
Blood banking MTL and its
and serology implementing
Clinical rules and the code
microscopy of ethics
Histopathologic
techniques
SECTION 21 Actually Actually Actually
Issuance of performing the performing performing the
Certificate of practice of the practice practice of
Registration MedTech for of MedTech MedTech for the
the last three for the last last three years
years five years
Graduate of other
Graduate of professions in
other Graduate of practice for the
professions in BSMT and last 8 years
practice for the other
last 8 years professions Registration w/out
examination for
MedTech = 115.00

Registration w/out
examination
LabTech = 50.00
SECTION 22
Fees
Examination 50.00 50.00
and
registration
25.00 25.00
Registration
w/out
examination
10.00 10.00
Replacement
of Certificate
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COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024

SECTION 29 From A to K Only revision of

Penal letter J – Any
Provision 11 person or
corporate body..
Approved date June 21, 1969 August 31, June 28, 1974 June 11, 1978
1970