SEMINAR 1 - MTLBE

Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET)

- Father of PAMET: ___________________

- ________________ at Manila Public Health Laboratory in Sta. Cruz Manila.
o Registered with SEC on October 14, 1969
o _____: 1st venue of first national convention held on September 20, 1964
o 1st president: _________________
o Present president: _____________
PAMET LOGO

▪ Circle:
▪ Triangle:
▪ Green:
▪ Microscope & Snake:
▪ 1964:

PAMET HYMN

o Written by: _________________

o Composer: __________________

Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology and Public Health

- 1st President: ___________ (1970-1973) |Present: ______________ (2012-present)

CODE OF ETHICS

o Original Version: August 6, 1968

o Revised version: March 7, 1997

As I enter the practice of medical technology, I shall:

- Accept the responsibilities inherent to being a professional
- Uphold the law and shall not participate in illegal work
- Act in spirit of fairness to all and in a spirit of brotherhood toward other members of the
profession
- Accept employment from more than one employer only when there is no conflict of interest
- Perform my task with full confidence, absolute reliability and accuracy.

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 - Share my knowledge and expertise with my colleagues.
- Contribute to the advancement of professional organization and other allied health
organizations.
- Restrict my praises, criticisms, view and opinions within constructive limits
- Treat any information I acquired in the course of my work as strictly confidential.
- Uphold the dignity and respect of my profession and conduct myself a reputation of reliability,
honesty and integrity
- Be dedicated to the use of clinical laboratory science to promote life and benefit mankind.
- Report any violations of the above principles of the professional conduct to authorized agency
and to the ethics committee of the organization.

To these principles, I hereby subscribe and pledge to conduct myself at all times in a manner
befitting the dignity of my profession.

RA 5527
- The Medical Technology Act of 1969; ______________
o 3 sections amended:
▪ RA 6138: _________= Aug 31, 1970
▪ PD 498: ___________________________= June 28, 1974
▪ PD 1534: _________= June 11, 1978
o 3 Subtopics:
▪ The training Council for MT Education
▪ The exam
▪ The practice
- THE TRAINING o 21. Issuance of COR
o 3. Composition of the Council o 22. Fees
o 4. Compensation o 23. Refusal to Issue COR
o 5. Functions o 24. Administrative
o 6. Minimum required course Investigation
(CMO # 2006-00014) o 25. Appeal
o 13. Accreditation of SMT and o 26. Reinstatement,
Training CL Reissuance, or Replacement
- THE PRACTICE of COR
o 7. Composition of MTB o 29. Penal Provisions
o 8. Qualifications - THE EXAMINATION
o 9. Executive Officer of the o 15. Examination
Board o 16. Qualification of
o 10. Compensation Examinees
o 11. Functions (20-26, 27, 29) o 17. Scope of Examination
o 12. Removal of the members o 18. Report of Ratings
of the MTB o 19. Rating in the Examination
o 20. Oath-taking o 27. Foreign Reciprocity

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Council of MT Education
MTE (Technical Panel) MTB (Board Examiner)
> Chairman: CHED Chair/secretary >(1) Chairman: Practicing Pathologist
> Vice-chairman: PRC Chairperson >(2) Members: RMTs
> Members: Representative from: >>
-- PASMETH -- PAMET >>
-- PSP -- DOH >>

Functions: Report CARD

1. R-ecommend curriculum (CMO #14.S.2006)
2. C-ertify students for internship
3. Sec 13: A-ccreditation of SMT, TCL
a. Licensed to Operate: ____
b. Accreditation to be training institution: _______
4. R-ecommend Refresher course
a. If failed ___ in order to take 4th exam, you must finish your refresher course to
proceed the exam
b. Recommendation: _______
c. Approval: ______
5. D-etermine the number of students admitted in SMT
20. Oath Taking
- Any Government Official can oath for you
21. License (Issuance of COR)
- 4 Signatories of COR
> (3) from________: (1) ___________
22. Fees
23. Refusal to Issue COR
*GROUNDS:
1. Incurable communicable disease
2. Convicted by court
3. Unsound Mind
4. Less than 21 years old
** Sec 14: Inhibition Against the practice of the prof (NO LICENSE, NO PRACTICE)
24. Administrative Investigation
> Negligence:
- Failure to do Something that has to be done
- Failure to do something correctly properly
> Malpractice:
- Negligence committed by a professional (License Holder)
o Punishment (Either suspension or Revocation)

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 ▪ 2/3 votes: for __________-> certain period of time | not > 2 years
▪ 3/3 votes: for___________-> Permanently in PH
25. Appeals
- Within 15 days – file appeal
26. Reinstatement, Reissuance or Replacement of COR
29. Penal Povisions
*Grounds for S/R: Plus imprisonment & plus fine charges

1. Violated sec 29
o 3P’s o 3F’s
▪ Practicing without supervision of patho - Faking COR
▪ Practicing without COR or Expired - Faking Lab results
▪ Practicing using other MT’s License - Fail to display COR
2. Malpractice
3. Negligence
4. Degrading Activity

House Bill #3502 (For MT Independce)

➢ By Guingona, 24K monthly

QUALIFICATIONS OF MT BOARD:
1. Filipino Citizen
2. Moral Character (GOOD)
3. At least 10 years RMT/Patho
4. No affiliations of School of MT
____________________________________________________________
The MT Licensure Exam
15. Examination – MTB
o March And September
o @ Baguio, NCR, Cebu, Davao
16. Qualifications
o BSMT/ BMLS/BSPH
▪ If non-MT grad but with 5 years exp = allowed
▪ If non-MT grad but with 8 years exp = exempted
▪ If MT grad with 3 years exp = exempted
27. Foreign RECIPROCITY
o Minimum residence of at least 3 years
o 20 days before exam = ________________
o 1 month before = ____________________
17. Scope of exam

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 RELATIVE WEIGHT RAW SCORE
o 20% Major (Hema, M-P, IS-BB, CC) 20
o 10% Minor (CM, Hpath, MTLE, LM) 10
TOTAL
3 CRITERIA TO PASS:
1. Obtain > 75.00 *2 DECIMAL PLACES*
2. Not failed 60% of all subjects
3. NO grade of <50 in any major subjects
18. Report of Rating
MTB ----------→ PRC -> Malacanang -> If Okay = RELEASE

RA 9165
Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
- Classification of DTL
o __________: NRL for drug testing
▪ Drug Analyst
• RMT, Pharmacist, Chemist, Chem Eng
o Institutional Character
▪ >Free Standing; >Hospital-based
o Service Capabilities
▪ SDTL Screening DTL
• Qualitative: _________________________________
• Head: ____________________
▪ CDTL Confirmatory DTL
• Quali and Quanti: _____________________________
• Head: ____________________
o MANDATORY DT
▪ C o RANDOM DT
▪ D ▪ Students: Secondary
▪ E and Tertiary
▪ F ▪ Employees and
▪ G Employers
- Challenge test = retesting (@NRL EAMC): Thru court order
o If (-) = 5 days | If (+) = 15 days
- Penal povisions
o Definition of terms:
▪ Clandestine Lab
▪ Den/Dive/Resort
▪ Coddlers

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 ILLICIT DRUGS PENALTY
10 grams of opium, morphin, heroin, Life imprisonment 500,000 to 10 Million
cocaine, marijuana resin oil, designer drugs
50 grams of shabu
500 grams of marijuana

VIOLATIONS ILLICIT DRUGS PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES

Importing, Selling, Trading, - Life Imprisonment - 12 to 20 years
Transporting, Distributing, - 500,000 to 10 million imprisonment
Maintaining, Den, - 100,000 to 500,000
Manufacturing fine

RA 8504
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
- February 13, 1998
o SACCL (STD/AIDS Central Cooperative Lab)
▪ With Hepa, syphilis
- HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
o Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS
o Protecting Positive Individuals
o HIV/AIDS info and Educ. Program
o HIV/AIDS Monitoring System
- Protection of HIV Positive individuals
o Considers compulsory HIV Testing as unlawful
▪ Except:
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
o Any act of discrimination is unlawful
▪ Education discrimination
▪ Employment discrimination
o Social and Health Services must not be deprived
o Treating records as confidential
▪ Except:
• Responding to Subpoena
• Informing co-worker (health worker)
• Sec 34: disclosure to sexual partner
o HIV Results must be released to whom?
▪ Patient, DOH

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 ▪ If minor
▪ Court order: Subpoena ducestecum &Subpoena ad testificandum
RA 4688
Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966
- Latest Implementing Rules AO 2007-00027
- Scope: ALL CLINICAL LAB/ HOSPITAL LAB ETC
o Except:
▪ 1. __________________
▪ 2. __________________
▪ 3. __________________
- Classification of Lab
o Institutional character Services:
▪ Free standing 1. Routine Hema, UA, FA
▪ Hospital Based 2. Quali PC
o Function 3. B.T. (Hosp based)
▪ Clinical Pathology 4. Routine CC
▪ Anatomic Pathology 5. Quanti PC
▪ Forensic Pathology 6. XM, KOH, G/S (Hosp based)
o Service capabilities *AT LEAST 7. Special hema, chem
▪ 1 (10 sqm) 8. 1-5, Micro
▪ 2 (20 sqm)
▪ 3 (60 sqm)
- Supervision
o Pathologist (up to 4 clinical lab)
o Physician (1 only) [b/w primary or secondary] BUT:
- License requirements (LTO-CL)
o WHERE:____________________________________
o WHEN: Renewal: ____________________________
o INSPECTION: _______________________________
o If there are changes in lab, Submit letter ________ before the changes
- Lab Request and Reports
▪ Types of sign:
• Manual sign
• Facsimile sign = _______________________________
- All reports must be signed by pathologist before releasing
- Records
o Clinical Patholoagy Lab reports = atleast 1 year
o Anatomic Pathology lab reports = indefinitely
- Imprisonment
o _________________________________________

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