Kimberly Maris T.

Fajardo Refresher

A. Search for the following short titles and effectivity. 

In a short paragraph, describe what these republic acts are about. 

 RA 5527

Republic Act 5527, otherwise known as The Medical Technology Act, was enacted in June
21, 1969. It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled. The law has become obsolete and no longer responds to the current practice of
medical technology education. This bill seeks to create an Board of Medical Technology under
the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

 RA 4688

An Act Regulating the Operation and Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories and Requiring
the Registration of the Same with the Department of Health, Providing Penalty for the Violation
Thereof, and for Other Purposes. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of
this Act or the rules and regulations issued thereunder by the Secretary of Health shall be
punished with imprisonment for not less than one month but not more than one year, or by a
fine of not less than one thousand pesos nor more than five thousand pesos.

 RA 7719

Republic Act No. 7719, also known as the National Blood Services Act of 1994, promotes
voluntary blood donation to provide sufficient supply of safe blood and to regulate blood
banks. However, there are requirements that you need to meet if u want to supply or donate a
blood. It aims to create public consciousness on the importance of blood donation in saving the
lives of millions of Filipinos. The license to operate a blood bank may be suspended or revoked
by the Undersecretary of Health for Standards and Regulation upon violation of the Blood Bank
Law (R.A. 1517) or the rules and regulations issued in pursuance there to or the commission of
the following acts by the persons owning or operating a blood bank.
 B. Search for the revised Medical Technology Code of Ethics. 

As I enter into the practice of Medical Technology, I shall accept the responsibilities inherent to
being a professional; I shall uphold the law and shall not engage in illegal work nor cooperate
with anyone so engaged; I shall avoid associating or being identified with any enterprise of
questionable character;

I shall work and act in a strict spirit of fairness to employer, clients, contractors, employees and
in a spirit of personal helpfulness and fraternity toward other members of the profession;

I shall use only honorable means of competition for professional employment or services and
shall refrain from unfairly injuring, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, projects or
business of a fellow medical technologist; I shall accept employment from more than one
employer only when there in no conflict of interest;

I shall perform professional work in a manner that merits full confidence and trust carried out
with absolute reliability, accuracy, fairness and honesty; I shall review the professional work of
other medical technologists, when requested, fairly and in confidence whether they are
subordinates or employees, authors of proposals for grants or contracts, authors of technical
papers or other publications or involved in litigation;

 I shall advance the profession by exchanging general information and experience with fellow
medical technologists and other professionals and by contributing to the work of professional
organizations;

I shall restrict my praises, criticisms, views and opinions within constructive limits and shall not
use the knowledge I know for selfish ends; I shall treat any information I acquired about
individuals in the course of my work as strictly confidential, and may be divulged only to
authorized persons or entities or with consent of the individual when necessary;

I shall report any infractions of these principles of professional conduct to the authorities
responsible of enforcement of applicable laws or regulations, or to the Ethics Committee of the
Philippine Association of Medical Technologists as may be appropriate

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