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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
Introduced by 
SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ 
HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ  
and 
HON. JUDE A. ACIDRE 
AN ACT 
 REGULATING 
AND 
MODERNIZING 
THE 
PRACTICE 
OF 
MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING, FOR THIS PURPOSE, 
REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 5527 AND 6138 AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NOS. 
498 AND 1534, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER RELATED 
PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Medical Technology is a broad discipline. It is a branch of medicine 
concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used 
in the maintenance of health and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It is an 
application of the principles of natural, physical, and biological sciences to the 
performance of laboratory procedures which aid in the diagnosis and treatment of 
diseases.  
The practice of Medical Technology is covered by Republic Act No. 5527, 
otherwise known as the “Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969.” The said law 
has been in existence for fifty-four (54) years; hence, a majority of its sections are 
now obsolete. Currently, the scope of practice and the roles of medical 
technologists have now extended to other areas beyond clinical laboratories. As 
such, the law needs to be revised to properly address not only the existing 
demands of the Medical Technology profession but also the emerging dangers in 
public health. 
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The purpose of this measure is to repeal Republic Act No. 5527 and its 
amending laws and presidential decrees to modernize the practice of medical 
technology in the Philippines. It also seeks to create a Board of Medical 
Technology which shall supervise and regulate the registration, licensure, and 
practice of medical technology, subject to the general supervision and 
administration of the Professional Regulation Commission. 
 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
 
 
 
 
Rep. FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ 
 
 
Representative, First District of Leyte 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rep. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ 
 
 
Representative, Tingog Sinirangan 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rep. JUDE A. ACIDRE 
 
 
Representative, Tingog Sinirangan 
 
 
 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
Introduced by 
SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ 
HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ  
and 
HON. JUDE A. ACIDRE 
AN ACT 
REGULATING 
AND 
MODERNIZING 
THE 
PRACTICE 
OF 
MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING, FOR THIS PURPOSE, 
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 of 2023."  
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes the importance of 
the Medical Technology profession in nation building and development through the 
portals of healthcare, education, and research. Hence, the State shall promote, 
regulate, and protect the professional practice of Medical Technology in the 
Philippines and shall ensure that its continued growth and development is on par with 
international standards of practice. 
Further, it shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive, and well-
rounded medical technologists whose standard of practice and service shall be world 
class. 
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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 multi-disciplinary 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, 


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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. – A 
person is deemed to be in the practice of medical technology within the meaning of 
this Act, 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;” 


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f) Undertakes consultancy in clinical laboratory equipment planning and 
evaluation, introduction, and demonstration of new clinical laboratory methods, 
or troubleshooting of laboratory tests and procedures where knowledge, skills, 
and experience as medical technologists are required; 
g) Performs drug testing; 
h) Performs research involving human beings, animals, or non-biological 
materials which requires the utilization of the knowledge and skills of a medical 
technologist; 
i) Performs clinical laboratory quality control; 
j) Performs preparation and standardization of reagents, standards, stains, or 
others: Provided, that such reagents, standards, stains, or others are 
exclusively for the use of their clinical laboratory; and, 
k) Provides other services where knowledge, skills, and experience of a medical 
technologist are needed.  
 
Provided, that any person who has passed the corresponding Board 
examination for the practice of a profession already regulated by existing law, shall 
not be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (g), (h), (i) and (j) if the performance of 
such acts or services is merely incidental to his profession.  
 
The performance of any of the foregoing activities by a registered and licensed 
medical technologist shall be without prejudice to all other applicable laws, rules, and 
regulations.  
 
The Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology, hereinafter created, 
subject to the PRC Modernization Act of 2000, and in consultation with the APO, may 
modify the above-enumerated acts, services, or activities, as the need arises, in order 
to conform to the latest trends and developments in the practice of the medical 
technology profession: Provided, that such modifications are consistent with the 
enumeration above.  
 
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 
 


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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 be at least forty (40) years of age, 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 five (5) 
years at the time of appointment. He must be a holder of a master’s degree, preferably 
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The Members of the Board must be at least forty (40) years of age, must have 
at least ten (10) years of professional experience as medical technologist, must be 
holding a position as medical technologist in a continuous period of at least five (5) 
years at the time of appointment, and preferably a holder of a master’s degree. 
 
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 
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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 semi-annually in such places as the Board may deem proper, subject to 
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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 CHED-recognized school, college, or university. 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. 
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: 
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.   


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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: Provided, that no such certificate shall be 
issued to any successful applicant who has not attained the age of twenty-one (21). 
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 


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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 


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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 


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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.   
 


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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 lifelong learning in 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. 
 


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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. Career Progression and Specialization (CPS) Program. – The 
Board shall formulate a Career Progression and Specialization Program for Medical 
Technology as approved by the Commission. 
 
SECTION 31. 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 32. 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 
 


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SECTION 33. Penal Provisions. – The following shall be punished by a fine 
of not less than fifty thousand pesos (₱50,000.00) nor more than one hundred 
thousand pesos (₱100,000.00) 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 34. 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 
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SECTION 35. Funds. – The Chairperson of the Commission shall include in 
the Commission’s program the funding requirements for the implementation of this 
Act. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued implementation of this Act 
shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.  
 
SECTION 36. 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 37. Transitory Provisions. – Upon the effectivity of this Act:  
(a) 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.  
(b) 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 38. Separability Clause. – Should any provision herein be declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this 
Act.  
 
SECTION 39. Repealing Clause. – Republic Act Nos. 5527 and 6138 and 
Presidential Decree Nos. 498 and 1534 are hereby repealed.   
 


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SECTION 40. 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,