FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY – MANILA

INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 274 S. 1976

LAWS ON TRAINING AND TEACHING CLINICAL - To support the objective of DOH by:
LABORATORIES 1. Give adequate laboratory support
o Adequate: Laboratory Procedure
o Laboratory Support: Clinicians in
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2. Therapy of patient
- Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966 3. To detect pathologic changes
- An act regulating the Operation and o Changes: Disease process
Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories and - Rules and Regulations Governing Affiliation of
Requiring the Registration of the Same with the Medical Technology Schools, Colleges and
Department of Health, Providing Penalty for the Universities in Government Hospitals Under the
Violation Thereof and for Other Purposes Department of Health Laboratories
- Approved: June 18, 1966 - Designed to support the primary objective of
- All clinical laboratory must have an LTO (License health laboratory services of DOH
to operate) - Prescribes the required sections of training
o Issued under the name of licensee laboratory
▪ Non-transferable
o Valid for 1 year ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21 S 1979
▪ Unless the LTO has been
- Rules and regulation for the accreditation of
revoked or suspended
training laboratories for medical technology
AO NO.21 S. 1979 AO NO. 274 S. 1976 interns.
Clinical Chemistry Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Microscopy Microbiology - Fully maximizing the effectivity of laboratory
Microbiology Clinical Microscopy services, upgrading the training of medical
Hematology Hematology technology interns and properly utilizing the
Blood Banking and Blood Banking & Serology medical technology during training
Serology - May bayad ang internship
Histopathology Histopathology - MT schools
- Renewal ↓ pays
o Non-hospital based – October – Affiliated hospitals
November ↓
o Hospital-based – One-stop shop Pays 35 pesos each intern per month
licensing system o Must be accomplished in the first 5 days
▪ If the hospital will renew, all the of the month
facilities and clinical laboratory - Schedule of the rotation of interns
under are covered
▪ No need for separate license for A.O 21 A.O 274
clinical laboratories Clin. Chem 2 months Clin. Chem 2.5 months
- Process not later than 5 days of expiration Clin. Micro. 2 months Clin. Micro 3 months
- If not renewed Licensee is subjected to: Microbiology 2 months Microbiology 2.5 months
o Fine 1000-5000 Hematology 2 months Hematology 2 months
o Imprisonment: Not less than a month IS/BB 1 month IS/BB 1 month
not more than a year Histopath 1 month Histopath 1 month

GONZALES, A.J
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY – MANILA
INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Remaining 8 weeks – interns may be assigned to any o Government Laboratories limited to:
service or area depending to the needs of intern o Acid-Fast Bacilli Microscopy
o Malaria screening
*3 months in Clinical Microscopy – pinaka-busy of all
o Screening for cervical cancer
laboratory sections
- Consider as extension only of government
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 118-B.S 1992 laboratory

- Prescribed rules and regulations regarding the NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY (NRL)
accreditation of clinical laboratories as teaching
- Government hospital laboratory designated by
and training grounds
DOH and may or may not be a part of general
- Upgrade laboratory services that medical
clinical laboratory
technology interns provide
- Functions
- Scope:
o Confirmatory testing
o Accreditation requirements
o Surveillance
o Prescribed training program
o Resolution of conflicting results
o Affiliation of MLS universities or colleges
o Training; research
offering BSMT course
o Implementation of EQAS
o Application and issuance of the
o Evaluation of diagnostic kits and
certificate of accreditation
reagents
▪ Every 2 years
o Revocation of permit Classification of Laboratory

CHED MEMO NO. 6 S. 2008 1. By Ownership

- Approval/accreditation of MT/MLS internship ✓ Government

training program shall be effective for a period of ✓ Private
2 years
- Monitoring and evaluation of the internship 2. By Function
program shall be done every 2 years ✓ Clinical Pathology
- Renewal of Internship Accreditation ✓ Anatomic Pathology
o Criteria:
1. Outcome of inspection 3. By Institutional Character
2. Monitoring
3. Compliance with accreditation ✓ Institution Based
✓ Free-standing
requirements
4. Evaluation and review of 5-year
4. By Service Capability
performance of MT interns
- For 5 years or more ✓ General Clinical Laboratory
affiliation o Primary
o Secondary
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 0027 S. 2007 o Tertiary
o Limited Service Capability
- Objective: Promulgated to prescribe a revised
✓ Special Clinical Laboratory
minimum standard for clinical laboratories
o Molecular Testing
- Scope and Coverage: Applies to all entities
o Pathology (Forensic)
performing the activities and functions of clinical
laboratory
- Exception of licensing requirement

GONZALES, A.J
FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY – MANILA
INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

GONZALES, A.J