Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
20TH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 2071 
Introduced by: REP. JOEL R. CHUA 
Explanatory Note 
Medical Technologists are the unsung heroes of our healthcare system. Behind 
glass windows and unnoticed by most patients, medical technologists conduct 
laboratory investigations, and provide information to physicians in relation to 
healthcare, research, and even forensics. Every day, they dedicate themselves for the 
health of others yet the law which seeks to protect them is now incredibly outdated.   
Since its enactment in 1969, the “Philippine Medical Technology Act” has not 
been amended. Being fifty-six (56) years old, this law is no longer suitable for the 
current developments in science, medicine, and technology. This Bill now seeks to 
amend and repeal the old law.  
One issue which must be resolved is the lack of a regulatory board for the 
profession of medical technology. Under this Bill, a regulatory board shall oversee the 
conduct of its members, including their admission and removal thereto. It shall also 
foster the development of its profession.  
Another salient provision which must be updated is the creation of an education 
board which shall assist in the setting of policies, standards and guidelines for the formal 
Medical Technology Programs. In updating the old law, this Bill seeks to improve the 
composition of this board, and delineate their role in the Profession.  
Finally, this Bill seeks to regulate and improve the compensation received by 
medical technologists. This includes setting a standard for their compensation in public 
institutions, and providing for a standard hazard pay for all medical technologists.  
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
   REP. JOEL R. CHUA 
3rd District of Manila 
July 17, 2025
11:40 am


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
20TH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 2071 
Introduced by: REP. JOEL R. CHUA 
AN ACT 
REGULATING 
AND 
MODERNIZING 
THE 
PRACTICE 
OF 
MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT 
NOS. 5527 AND 6138 AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NOS. 498 AND 1534, 
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. - This act shall be known as the "Philippine Medical 
Technology Act” 
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – Article 2, Section 15 of the Constitution affirms that 
the State shall give priority to education, science and technology. To this end, the State 
recognizes the importance of the Medical Technology profession in the Philippine healthcare 
system and in scientific development. Therefore, the State shall support, oversee, and safeguard 
the professional practice of Medical Technology in the Philippines, ensuring its ongoing 
advancement aligns with global standards. Additionally, it shall foster the development of 
skilled, ethical, efficient, and well-rounded medical technologists who meet international 
excellence. 
Section 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean: 
a. Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory - refers to a clinical laboratory
duly licensed by the Department of Health and accredited as a training laboratory for
Medical Technology Program by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED);
b. Accredited Professional Organization (APO) - refers to the national professional
organization, whose membership is voluntary, and recognized and accredited by the
Professional Regulation Commission;
c. Board - refers to the Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology under the
administrative supervision and control of the Professional Regulation Commission;
d. Career Progression and Specialization (CPS) - refers to the process of developing or
moving towards a more advanced state in a person's job, title, position, or profession; it
outlines the route one may follow in order to reach identified career development goals;


 
e. Commission - refers to the Professional Regulation Commission; 
 
f. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - refers to the inculcation of advanced 
knowledge, skills and ethical values in post-licensure specialized or in inter- or 
multidisciplinary field of study for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed 
research and/or lifelong learning.  
 
g. Code of Ethics - refers to a set of guidelines, standards, and principles to promote 
professional behavior that are value and compliance-based and relates to integrity, 
professionalism, and social responsibility, as prescribed and promulgated by the Board, in 
consultation with the duly accredited professional organization, with the approval of the 
Professional Regulation Commission; 
 
h. Medical Technology or Medical Laboratory Science - refers to the healthcare profession 
that provides professional services for the purpose of helping the physician in the 
diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases, for public health surveillance, and for 
the promotion of health in general. The profession provides laboratory investigations on 
biological and non-biological specimens which have impact on health, the results of which 
will provide information to physicians or other health professionals in relation to 
healthcare, research, forensics, and other services related to medical technology using 
emerging, converging, or disrupting technologies, as may be applied in the field and other 
related fields. Medical Technology may also provide laboratory investigations on animals 
for the purpose of helping veterinarians in the care of animals; 
 
i. Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist - refers to a degree holder of 
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (BS in Medical Laboratory Science) or 
Bachelor of Science in Public Health, who is duly licensed and registered with the 
Commission and is qualified to practice Medical Technology; 
 
j. Phlebotomy - refers to drawing or collection of blood; 
 
k. Recognized School of Medical Technology - refers to a school, college, or university 
which offers a bachelor's degree program in Medical Technology approved by the CHED; 
 
l. Technical Panel for Medical Technology Education - refers to the Technical Panel for 
Medical Technology Education organized under the CHED. 
 
PRACTICE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 
 
 
Section 4. Areas and Scope of Practice of Medical Technology. – Under this Act, a 
person is deemed to be in the practice of medical technology, if, for purposes of helping in the 
diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases, in public health surveillance, and in the 
promotion of health in general, such person, with or without a fee, salary, compensation or 
reward, paid, given directly or indirectly: 
 
a. Performs examinations of tissues, secretions, and excretions of the human body and other 
body fluids through electronic, chemical, microscopic, hematologic, serologic, 


immunologic, nuclear, molecular, cytogenetic, parasitologic, bacteriologic, mycologic, 
virologic and other laboratory procedures and techniques, either manual or automated; 
 
b. Performs blood banking procedures and techniques for transfusion service; 
 
c. Performs histopathologic and cytologic techniques; 
 
d. Performs phlebotomy, processing, and preservation of specimens; 
 
e. Teaches courses, trains, and supervises students in educational institutions with Medical 
Technology/ Medical Science programs: Provided, that teaching of courses for 
licensure examinations shall follow Section 11 of Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise 
known as the "PRC Modernization Act of 2000;" 
 
 
Section 5. Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology. - There is hereby 
created a Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology under the Commission. The 
Board shall be composed of a Chairperson and two (2) Members, all of whom are registered 
medical technologists who have completed the Bachelor of Science in Medical 
Technology/Medical Laboratory Science.  
 
 
The Chairperson and Members of the Boards shall be appointed by the President of the 
Republic of the Philippines, hereinafter referred to as President, upon recommendation of the 
Commission and shall serve for a term of three (3) years. The Chairperson and the Members 
of the Board shall hold such office until their successors shall have been appointed and duly 
qualified. 
 
 
For its recommendation, the Commission shall submit to the President a list containing 
three (3) names from among a list of five (5) nominees for each position recommended by the 
APO of medical technologists for appointment of the Chairperson or any Member of the Board 
prior to the expiration of the term of the Chairperson or any Member of the Board. 
 
In case of death, disability, or removal for cause of the Chairperson or any Member of 
the Board, his/her successor shall only serve the balance of his/her term. 
 
 
Section 6. Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board. - No person 
shall be appointed as Chairperson or as a Member of the Board unless he/she is a duly registered 
medical technologist, a natural-born Filipino citizen, a resident of the Philippines within the 
last five years at the time of nomination, and of good moral character: Provided, that the 
Chairperson and Members of the Board must be members in good standing of the APO: 
Provided, further, that the Chairperson and the Members of the Board must not be an officer 
or director of the APO at the time of their nomination. 
 
 
 
The Chairperson must have at least fifteen (15) years of professional experience as a 
medical technologist, and must be holding a position as medical technologist in a continuous 
period of at least ten (10) years at the time of appointment, and preferably a holder of a master's 
degree.  
 
 
The Members of the Board must have at least ten (10) years of professional experience 
as medical technologist, and must be holding a position as medical technologist in a continuous 
period of at least five (5) years at the time of appointment.  
 


 
The Chairperson and Members of the Board must not have any pecuniary interest, 
directly or indirectly, in any school, college, university, or institution conferring an academic 
degree necessary for admission to the practice of medical technology or in any review center; 
neither shall he/she be a member of the faculty or of the administration thereof at the time of 
his/her appointment to the Board; nor shall he/she be a member of the faculty or administration 
in a medical technology school or reviewer in a review center at the time of nomination. 
 
 
Section 7. Compensation and Allowances of the Board. – The Chairperson and each 
Member of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances equivalent to that being 
received by the chairperson and members of the other professional regulatory boards under the 
Commission as provided for in the General Appropriations Act. 
 
 
Section 8. Powers and Functions of the Board: 
 
a. Administer and implement the provisions of this Act; 
 
b. Regulate the profession in accordance with the professional regulatory law; 
 
c. Determine and prepare the questions for the licensure examination for medical 
technologists; 
 
d. Administer oaths in connection with the implementation of this Act; 
 
e. Issue, suspend, revoke, reissue, or reinstate Certificates of Registration and Special 
Temporary Permits for the practice of medical technology; 
 
f. Look into conditions affecting the practice of medical technology in the Philippines, 
and, whenever necessary, adopt such measures that may be deemed proper for the 
maintenance of good ethics and standards in the practice of medical technology; 
 
g. Investigate cases arising from the violations of this Act or of the rules and regulations 
issued hereunder. For this purpose, the Board may issue subpoena and subpoena duces 
tecum; 
 
h. Draft such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions under 
this Act; 
 
i. Prescribe the qualifications and training of medical technologists with regard to special 
fields of the profession and to supervise their special examination to be conducted by 
the Commission; 
 
j. Formulate and implement guidelines for a refresher course for use of applicant who 
failed to pass the Board Examination for the third time; 
 
k. Prescribe and promulgate the Code of Ethics and Code of Professional Standards for 
the Practice of Medical Technology, in consultation with the APO; 
 
l. Issue guidelines on the CPD, through the CPD Council, with the approval of the 
Commission; and 
 


m. Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Commission, in 
accordance with existing laws. 
 
 
Section 9. Removal of Board Members. - Any member of the Board may, upon the 
recommendation of the Commission, after due process of law and investigation conducted by 
the Commission, be suspended or removed by the President from office for cause such as gross 
neglect of duty, incompetence, malpractice, crimes involving moral turpitude, manipulation of 
the licensure examination results, or disclosure of secret and confidential information in the 
examination questions prior to the conduct of the said examination. 
 
 
LICENSURE 
EXAMINATION 
AND 
REGISTRATION 
FOR 
MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY 
 
Section 10. Licensure Examination. - Except as otherwise specifically allowed under 
the provisions of this Act, all applicants for registration as medical technologists shall be 
required to undergo a written examination which shall be given by the Board twice every year 
in such places as the Board may deem proper, subject to the approval of the Commission. 
 
 
Section 11. Qualifications for Admission to the Licensure Examination. - An 
applicant for the licensure examination for medical technologists shall establish to the 
satisfaction of the Board, that: 
 
a. He/She is a citizen of the Philippines, or if he/she is a foreigner, must prove that the 
country of which he/she is a subject or citizen thereof permits Filipino medical 
technologists to practice within its territorial jurisdiction on the same basis as the 
subjects or citizens of such country; 
 
b. He/She is a graduate of a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Medical 
Laboratory Science from a school, college, or university duly accredited by CHED and 
TPMTE. A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Public Health may be eligible if the 
completed degree program is similar to the Policies, Standards, and Guidelines for 
Medical Technology Education as approved by CHED and TPMTE. 
 
c.  He/She is of good moral character; and, 
 
d. He/She must not have been finally convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by 
a competent court. 
 
 
Section 12. Scope of Examination for Medical Technology. - The scope of 
examination for medical technology shall cover the following courses with their respective 
relative weights: 
 
Subject 
Percentage 
Clinical Chemistry 
 
20% 
Microbiology & Parasitology 
20% 
Hematology 
20% 


Immunohematology (Blood Banking and Transfusion Service) 
and Immunology & Serology 
20% 
Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids) 
10% 
Histopathologic, cytologic and cellular immunologic techniques, 
Laboratory Management, Medical Technology Law, Related 
Laws, and the Code of Ethics 
10% 
 
The general average of each examinee shall be computed according to the above-
mentioned relative weights of each course. The Board may change, add to, or remove from the 
list of above courses or weights as progress in the science of medical technology may require, 
after consultation with the APO and association of schools of medical technology and upon 
approval of the Commission. 
 
The schedule of courses for examination shall be prepared and submitted by the Board 
in a manner prescribed by the Commission. 
 
 
Section 13. Report of Rating. - The Board shall, after the date of completion of the 
examination, report the result thereof for the approval of the Commission within such time 
limit and guidelines that the Board and the Commission may set. 
 
 
Section 14. Ratings in the Examination. - In order to pass the examination for Medical 
Technology, a candidate must obtain a general average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) 
in the written test, with no rating below fifty percent (50%) in any of the major courses: 
Provided, that the candidate has not failed in at least sixty percent (60%) of the courses 
computed according to their relative weights. 
 
 
After three (3) unsuccessful board examinations, completion of a refresher program as 
prescribed by the Board, shall be required before another examination can be taken. 
 
 
Section 15. Oath. - All successful examinees qualified for registration shall 
be required to take an oath of profession before any member of the Board or any representative 
of the Board as authorized by the Commission to administer oaths, prior to entering into the 
practice of medical technology in the Philippines. 
 
 
Section 16. Issuance of Certificate of Registration. - Every applicant who has 
satisfactorily passed the required examination for medical technologists shall be issued a 
Certificate of Registration as such.  
 
 
All certificates shall be signed by the Chairman and Members of the Board and by the 
Chairperson of the Commission. 
 
 
A Professional Identification Card shall at least bear minimum information such as the 
registration number, date of issuance and expiry date, duly signed by the Chairperson of the 
Commission. Other information such as qualifications of the applicant may be included upon 
the approval of the Commission. The Professional Identification Card shall be renewed subject 
to requirements prescribed by the Board and the Commission. 
 
 
The Board shall refuse to issue a Certificate of Registration to any person convicted by a 
court of competent jurisdiction of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude, or who has 


committed immoral, dishonorable, or dishonest conduct, or is of unsound mind. In the event of 
the Board’s refusal to issue a Certificate of Registration, it shall issue a written statement to the 
applicant setting forth the reason for its action. 
 
 
The statement issued by the Board shall be incorporated in its records. 
 
 
Section 17. Fees. – The fees to be paid by each applicant for the issuance of a new 
Certificate of Registration, replacement of a lost, destroyed, or mutilated Certificate of 
Registration, or issuance or replacement of the Professional Identification Card shall be in 
accordance with the fees established by the Commission. 
 
 
Section 18. Revocation or Suspension of Certificates of Registration. – The 
revocation or suspension of a Certificate of Registration may only be made after the completion 
of an administrative proceeding conducted by the hearing committee composed of at least one 
(1) Member of the Board and one (1) legal officer: Provided, that the existing rules of evidence 
shall be observed during the administrative proceeding: Provided, further, that the person 
whose Certificate of Registration is sought to be revoked or suspended shall be entitled to be 
represented by counsel, to have a speedy, impartial and public proceeding, to confront the 
witnesses against him and to all other rights guaranteed by the Constitution. 
 
 
The Board may, after giving proper notice and hearing to the party concerned, reprimand 
an erring medical technologist, or revoke or suspend his/her Certificate of Registration for 
violating any provision of this Act, any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this Act, or for 
unprofessional and unethical conduct, incompetence, ignorance, malpractice, or negligence in 
the practice of medical technology. 
 
 
No penalty of revocation shall be imposed unless there is a unanimous vote of all the 
three members of the Board. The Board may, by majority vote, impose the penalty of reprimand 
or suspension: Provided, that the suspension of the Certificate of Registration shall not exceed 
two (2) years. When the penalty of suspension or revocation is imposed by the Board, the 
medical technologist shall be required to surrender his/her Certificate of Registration within 
fifteen (15) days after the decision becomes final. Should the medical technologist fail to 
surrender his Certificate of Registration within said period without valid reason, the Board may 
disqualify him/her perpetually from the practice of medical technology. The suspension shall 
run from the date of such surrender. 
 
 
Section 19. Appeal. – The revocation or suspension of a Certificate of Registration made 
by the hearing committee may be appealed primarily and exclusively to the Commission. The 
decision of the Commission may be elevated to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the 
Rules of Court. 
 
 
Section 20. Reissuance or Reinstatement of a Revoked or Suspended Certificate of 
Registration. – The Board may reissue a revoked Certificate of Registration upon the 
application of the medical technologist whose Certificate of Registration was revoked: 
Provided, that the reissuance of a revoked Certificate of Registration may only be made for 
proper and sufficient reasons: Provided, further, that no revoked Certificate of Registration 
may be reissued within two (2) years from the date of its surrender. 
 
 
 
A suspended Certificate of Registration shall be reinstated upon request of the medical 
technologist after the expiration of the period of suspension. The reissuance or reinstatement 


of the Certificate of Registration shall be without prejudice to further actions by the Board for 
a violation of any provision of this Act, its implementing rules or regulations or any condition 
imposed by the Board upon the medical technologist during the period of revocation or 
suspension. 
 
 
Section 21. Roster of Medical Technologists. - A roster of Medical Technologists shall 
be prepared annually by the Professional Registry Division. This roster shall contain the name 
of each registered medical technologist; the date of registration or issuance of the Certificate 
of Registration and other pertinent data, as approved by the Commission. 
 
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION 
 
 
Section 22. Technical Panel for Medical Technology Education (TPMTE) or its 
equivalent. -The Technical Panel for Medical Technology Education under the CHED shall 
be composed of the following members: 
 
a. A representative from the Board; 
 
b. The President of the accredited professional organization of medical technologists; 
 
c. The President of the association of schools of medical technology; 
 
d. Two (2) representatives from clinical laboratory practice who are Chief Medical 
technologists or at least holding a supervisory medical technologist position in a tertiary 
clinical laboratory; and, 
 
e. Two (2) representatives from academe who are Medical technologists holding positions 
with management responsibility in an institution with medical technology/medical 
laboratory science program. 
 
 
The CHED shall provide secretariat and other support services to the TPMTE or its 
equivalent. 
 
 
Section 23. Responsibilities of TPMTE or its equivalent. - The TPMTE shall assist the 
Commission on Higher Education in setting Policies, Standards and Guidelines for the formal 
Medical Technology Programs, both undergraduate and post-graduate studies. It shall serve as 
the Resource Persons for CHED. 
 
Section 24. Medical Technology Education. - The Bachelor of Science in Medical 
Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) program shall be at least four (4) years, as stipulated 
in the Commission on Higher Education's Policies, Standards and Guidelines for Medical 
Technology Education. Said program shall be composed of general education, core and 
professional courses, and a satisfactory and duly approved internship program in CHED 
accredited training laboratories. 
 
Section 25. Accreditation of Schools of Medical Technology Education and of 
Training Laboratories. - The Commission on Higher Education shall approve schools of 
Medical Technology and accredit licensed clinical laboratories for training of students in 
accordance with the provisions of this Act. The laboratories shall show satisfactory evidence 


that they possess qualified personnel and are properly equipped to carry out laboratory 
procedures commonly required in the following fields: Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & 
Parasitology, Immunohematology (Blood Banking and Transfusion Service), Immunology & 
Serology, Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis &Other Body Fluids), and Histopathologic and 
Cytologic techniques, and that the scope of activities of said laboratories offer sufficient 
training in said laboratory procedures. 
 
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROFESSION 
 
 
Section 26. Studies for Medical Technology Human Resource Management. - The 
Board, in coordination with the accredited professional organization, appropriate government, 
and private agencies shall initiate, undertake, and conduct studies on health, human resources 
production, utilization, or deployment and development. 
 
 
Section 27. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Medical Technology. - 
The Board shall formulate guidelines for the implementation of Continuing Professional 
Development for Medical Technology as approved by the Commission to ensure sustainability, 
accessibility and affordability. CPD shall provide, promote and facilitate the enhancement of 
competence and competencies towards delivery of quality, safe, updated, and ethical services, 
both locally and globally. It shall also support Career Progression and Specialization Program 
for Medical Technology. 
 
 
Section 28. Salary. - In order to enhance the general welfare, commitment to service, 
and professionalism of medical technologists, the minimum base pay upon entry of a medical 
technologist in public or private shall not be lower than the amount equivalent to Salary Grade 
15. 
 
 
Section 29. Hazard Pay, Health and Safety, and other Entitlements. - Medical 
technologists working in either public or private healthcare institutions shall be entitled to 
twenty-five percent (25%) of the minimum basic pay as hazard pay; a working environment 
compliant to occupational safety and health standards, including provision of personal 
protective equipment; other non-wage benefits such as availment of health services, including 
psychological and physical health services; and, support for professional needs such as but not 
limited to Continuing Professional Development and Career Progression and Specialization. 
 
 
Section 30. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreigner shall be admitted to an examination, be 
given a Certificate of Registration, or be entitled to any of the rights or privileges under this 
Act unless the country or state of which he/she is a subject or a citizen permits Filipino medical 
technologists to practice within its territorial limits on the same basis as the subjects or citizens 
of said country or state. 
 
 
Section 31. Inhibition Against the Practice of Medical Technology. - No person shall 
practice or offer to practice medical technology as defined in this Act without having 
previously obtained a valid certificate of registration from the Board provided that registration 
shall not be required of the following: 
a. Duly registered physicians; or, 
 
b. Medical technologists from other countries called for specific consultation or as visiting 
or exchange professors to colleges or universities or medical missions who may be issued 
Special Temporary Permits (STPs): Provided, that their practice of medical technology 


within the country is limited to their performance of the said function and subject to other 
conditions as may be prescribed by the Board and the Commission. 
 
PENAL PPROVISIONS 
 
Section 32. Penal Provisions. - The following shall be punished by a fine of not less 
than fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) nor more than one hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more than (2) years, or both, 
at the discretion of the court: 
 
a. Any person who shall practice Medical Technology in the Philippines without being 
registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act; 
 
b. Any medical technologist who shall knowingly make a fraudulent laboratory report; 
 
c. Any person presenting or attempting to use as his own, the Certificate of Registration of 
another; 
 
d. Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent evidence of any kind to the Board or 
any member thereof in obtaining a Certificate of Registration as a medical technologist; 
 
e. Any person who shall impersonate any registrant; 
 
f. Any person who shall attempt to use a revoked or suspended Certificate of Registration; 
 
g. Any person who shall, in connection with his name or otherwise, assume, use, or 
advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a medical 
technologist without holding a valid Certificate of Registration; 
 
h. Any person or corporate body who shall allow non-registered medical technologist under 
his employ to engage in the practice of medical technology or recommend the 
appointment of anyone to the position of a medical technologist while knowing that he 
is not registered as such; or, 
 
i. Any person or corporate body who shall violate any provision of this Act or any rules or 
regulations issued pursuant to this Act. 
 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
 
Section 33. Enforcement of this Act. - It shall be the primary duty of the Commission 
and Board to effectively implement the provisions of this Act. Any law enforcement agency 
and officers, employees, and agents of national, provincial, city or municipal governments 
shall, upon the call or request of the Commission or the Board, render assistance in enforcing 
the provisions of this Act and, to prosecute any person violating the same. 
 
 
Section 34. Funds. – The sum of Five Million Pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any 
funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this 
Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the same purpose shall be included in the 
annual appropriations for the Commission.  
 


 
Section 35. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days after the 
effectivity of this Act, the Board and the Commission, in coordination with the accredited 
professional organization, the Department of Health, the Department of Budget and 
Management and other concerned agencies, shall formulate such rules and regulations 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. The implementing rules and regulations shall 
be published in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. 
 
 
Section 36. Transitory Provisions. - Upon the effectivity of this Act: 
 
i. The Board shall discontinue the registration of medical laboratory technicians as 
provided for in Section 21 of Republic Act No. 5527: Provided, that medical laboratory 
technicians registered under Republic Act No. 5527 shall maintain their status as 
registered medical laboratory technician after this Act has taken effect: Provided, further, 
that a registered medical technologist occupying the position of a medical laboratory 
technician shall be accorded an appropriate position and be reclassified as a medical 
technologist. 
 
ii. The incumbent Chairperson and Members of the Board shall continue to serve until the 
first Board constituted under the provisions of this Act shall have been appointed and 
duly qualified. 
 
 
Section 37. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act. 
 
 
Section 38. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act Nos. 5527 and 6138 and Presidential 
Decree Nos. 498 and 1534 are hereby repealed. 
 
 
Section 39. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation and the Official Gazette. 
 
Approved,