SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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SENATE 
SB.No. 
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Introduced by Senator TEOFrSTO "TG" GUJNGONA HI 
AN ACT 
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REGULATING AND MODERNIZING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY (MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE) IN THE PHILIPPINES, 
REPEALING, FOR THIS PURPOSE, REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 5527AND 6138 AND 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NOS. 498 AND 1534, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Rapid changes and developments in health and information technology, increasing 
, complexities in Filipino lifestyle and population growth, and increasing global competition 
have occurred in the last four decades R A. 5527, otherwise known as the "Philippine 
Medical Technology Act of 1969", has been in existence for forty-four (44) years 
The majority of the sections in R. A. 5527 has become obsolete and no longer applies 
to present conditions as it was originally created. The scope of practice and the roles of 
medical technologists have extended to other areas beyond the realm of clinical laboratory 
setting. Therefore, the law is in need of the following revisions in order to properly address 
the existing and evolving demands of the Medical Technology profession: 
First, a homogenous Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology, that is, to 
be composed of three (3) Medical Technologists, and chaired by a Medical Technologist 
must be created. Being a regulatory body which ensures the regulation of the practice and 
monitoring ofthe conditions affecting the profession for the enhancement and maintenance of 
high professional, ethical and technical standards and the protection of interests of members 
of the profession, it is but reasonable that this be headed by one who comes from the same 
discipline. Other Professional Regulatory Boards are composed and chaired by members of 
their own professions. The Medical Technology profession seeks the same status and 
recognition accorded to other Boards 
Members of the profession have assumed various managerial and leadership positions 
that have given them extensive and expanded experience through the years. Medical 
Technologists at present hold high ranking positions such as Laboratory Managers, Chief 
Medical Technologists, Deans of Schools, Administrative Officers, Principal Authors of 
Research, Laboratory Entrepreneurs and Country Managers of Diagnostic Companies. Others 
have obtained post-graduate studies. This shows that the profession has reached a level of 
maturity and development comparable with other professions. 
Second, the scope of practice needs to be updated to include molecular and 
cytogenetic technologies, drug testing, phlebotomy and teaching of professional courses. 


Third, vital SUpp011 mechanisms to fLI11her improve the practice of medical technology 
and ensure global competitiveness, need to be instituted. Hence, provision in the law of the 
profession must include the creation of the Technical Committee for Medical Technology 
Education under CHED and the Continuing Professional Development Council for Medical 
Technology Education under PRe. 
Fourth, provisions that have reached obsolescence have to be deleted. Other 
provisions were added in support of the major revisions 
In view of the foregoing the passage of this bill is earnestly urged. 
'TG" GUINGONA m 
Senator 


SIXTE~NTH CONGR~SS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF TH~ PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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2473 
S.B. No. ___ _ 
Introduced by Senator TEOFJSTO "TG" GUINGONA HI . 
AN ACT 
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NOV 27 P 3 :43 
REGULATING AND MODERNIZING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY (MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE) IN THE pmLIPPINES, 
REPEALING, FOR THIS PURPOSE, REPUBLIC ACT NOS, 5527AND 6138 AND 
PRESIDENTIAL DECR~E NOS. 498 AND 1534, AND FOR OTHER PURPOS~S 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the HOllse of Representatives in Congress assembled: 
SECTION I. nile. - This act sha1! be known as the "Philippine Medical Technology Act 
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J)eclaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the Importance of the 
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Medical Technology profession in nation building and development through the portals of . 
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. healthcare, education and research. Hence, it shall develop and nurture competent, viltuous, 
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productive and well-rounded medical technologists whose standard of practice and service shall 
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be world class. 
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FUlther, the State shall promote, regulate and protect the professional practice of Medical 
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Technology in the Philippines and shall ensure its continued growth and development and the 
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maintenance of high international standards of practice 
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SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in thIS Act, the following terms shall mean. 
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Accredited Medical Technology Training Laboratory - Refers to a cli11lcal 
laboratory duly licensed by the Department of Health and accredited as a 
training laboratory by the CommIssion on Higher Education upon 
recommendation by the Technical Panel in Medical Technology Education or 
its equivalent 
b. Accredited Professional Organization - Refers to a national organization, 
recognized and accredIted by the Professional Regulation CommISSIOn 
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c. Board - Refers to the Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology 
(Medical Laboratory Science) of the Professional Regulation Commission. 
d. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - Refers to the inculcation of 
advanced knowledge, skills and ethical values in a post-licensure specialized 
or in inter- or multidisciplinary field of study for assimilation into professional 
practlce, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning. 
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Code of Professional Ethics - Refers to a set of standards relating to the 
conduct, integrity and moral duties of medical technologists as prescribed and 
promulgated by the duly accredited professional organizahon of medical 
technologists, with the approval of the Board. 
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MedIcal Technology (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 and in the 
promotion of health in general. The profession provides laboratory 
investigatrons on the human body or on specimens taken from the human 
body, the results of which provide information to phYSIcians or other health 
professionals in relation to health care, research and forensics. 
Medical Technology may also provIde laboratory investigatrons on animals 111 
relation to veterinary medicine. 
g. Medical Technologist - Refers to a holder of a Bachelor of Science in Medical 
Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) or Public Health who is duly 
registered with the Professional Regulation Commission and is qualified to 
practice Medical Technology. 
A person shall be deemed to be in the practice of Medical Technology within the 
meaning of this act If such person renders any of the following services for a fee, 
salary, compensation or reward paid or given dIrectly or indirectly: 
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Examination of tissues, secretions and excretions of the human body and 
other body fluids through electromc, chemical, microscopic, microbiologic, 
hematologic, serologic, ImmunologIC, nuclear, molecular, cytogenetic or 
other laboratory procedures and techmques, either manual or automated; 
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Blood banking procedures and techniques or other blood transfuslOn 
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Parasitologic, Bacteriologic, Mycologic, Virologic or other microbiologIc 
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Histopathologic and Cytotechnologic technIques; 
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Drug Testing in clrnlcallaboratories; 
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Research involving human be11lgs or animals requiring the use of and/or 
application of Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) knowledge 
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Preparations and standardization of reagents, standards, stains or others, 
Provided, that such reagents, standards, stains or others are exclusively for the 
use of their laboratory, 
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Clinical laboratory quahty control; 
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Phlebotomy, collection, processing or preservation of specimens; 
10, Consultancy in test upgrading, method selection, laboratory equipment 
planning and troubleshooting where the application of knowledge in medical 
technology is required; 
II. Teaching of professional courses in Medical Technology, 
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laboratory procedures or techniques, and/or laboratory operations; 
)3, Similar actIvities to the foregoing where the tra11l11lg, skill and experience of a 
medIcal technologist are needed as may be determined under the rules and 
regulations to be promulgated by the Professional RegulatIon Commission, 
h, Medical Laboratory Tech111cian - Refers to a person certified and registered 
with the Board as qualified to assist a medical technologist in the practice of 
Medical Technology as defined under Republic Act No, 5527, The Board 
shall discontinue the registratlOn of medical laboratory technicrans under 
Republic Act No 5527 upon the effectivity of thIS Act ProvIded, that 
Medical laboratory tech111Cla11S registered under Republic Act No, 5527 shall 
ma11ltain their status as registered medIcal laboratory technicians, ProvIded, 
for/her, that a registered medical technologist occupying the position of a 
medical laboratory technician shall be rendered an appropnate position and be 
reclassified as a medical technologist. 
Phlebotomy - incision or puncture of a vern for drawing blood for diagnostic 
or therapeutic purposes, 
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Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) and who has passed an 
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the Professional Regulation Commission. Provided, that a registered medical 
technologIst automatically qualifies as a PhlebotomIst. 
k. Recognized School of Medical Technology - Refers to a school, college or 
university which offers a program 
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Laboratory Science) approved by the C0111misslOn on Higher Education upon 
the recommendation of the Technical Committee for Medical Technology 
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Technical Committee [or Medical Technology Education organized under the 
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SECTION 4. Professional RegulalolY Board QfBoard QfMedical Technology. - There is 
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hereby created a ProfessIOnal Regulatory Board of Medical Technology under the ProfeSSIonal 
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Regulation Commission. The Board shall be composed of a Chairperson and two (2) members, 
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all of whom are registered medlcal technologists. The Chairperson and the Members of the 
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Board shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines ("President") upon 
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recommendation of the ProfesslOnal Regulation Commission and shall serve for a term of three 
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(3) years. The Chairperson and the Members of the Board shall hold such office until their 
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successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified. Provided, That the incumbent 
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Chairperson and Members of the Board shall continue to serve their terms until the expiration of 
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President a list containing at least three (3) names from among a list of five (5) nominees for 
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each position submitted by the national accredited professional organization of medical 
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technologists for appointment of the Chairperson or any Member of the Board pnor to the 
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expiration of the (erm of the Chairperson or any Member of the Board. 
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Board, his successor shall only serve the balance of his term 
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SECTION 5 Qualifications (!fthe Chaitperson and Members Qlthe Board. - No person 
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shall be appointed as Chairperson or as a Member of the Board unless he is a Filipmo Citizen, of 
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good moral character and is a duly registered medical technologist. Provided, that the 
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Chairperson and the Members of the Board must be members in good standing in their respective 
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national accredlted professlOnal organization. Provided, further, that the Chairperson and the 
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Members of the Board must not be an officer or a director of the accredited professional 
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The Chairperson must have a Master's Degree in medical technology or other health related 
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programs, biological sciences, education and administratIon and should have at least fifteen (IS) 
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years of experience as a medical technologIst. He must be actIvely practiclOg hIs profession as a 
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medical technologist at least five (5) years prior to his nomination. Provided, That for the first 
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three (3) years of effectIvity of this Act, the requiremenl for a Master's Degree may be waived 
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for as long as nomlOated candidate has obtained at least 70% of the required units for a Master's 
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Degree. 
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A Member of the Board must have at least ten (10) years of experience as a medical 
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technologist. He must be actively practicmg hIS professIon as a medIcal technologist, at least 
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three (3) years prior to his nomination. 
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The Chairperson and the Members of the Board shall not, in any way, be professIonally 
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. cOlmected with the faculty of any Medical Technology school or review center for at least two 
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(2) years prior to their nomination. Further, they shall have no pecuniary llIterest, dIrectly or 
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indirectly, 10 any such institution at any time during their nomination. 
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SECTION 6. Compensation and Allowances of the Board. - The Chan'person and each 
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Member of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable to that being 
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received by chaIrpersons and members of professional regulatory boards under_the Professional 
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Regulation Commission as provided for in the General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 7. hll1ctions and Duties of the Board. - The following are duties and functIons 
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a Administer and implement the provisions of this Act; 
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b. Regulate the practice of the professIon in accordance wlth professional 
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regulatory law; 
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c. Determine and prepare the questions for the licensure examination for medical 
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technologists; 
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d. Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act; 
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e. Issue, suspend or revoke certIficates of registration of medical technologists, 
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phlebotomists and rnedicallaboratory technicians; 
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f. Look into conditrons affectlOg the practice of medIcal technology in the 
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Philippines and, whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed 
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proper for the maintenance of good ethics and standards in the practrce of medical 
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hereunder. For this purpose, the Board may Issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces 
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i. Prescribe the qualtflcations and traming of medical technologists wIth regard 
to special fields of the profession and to supervIse their special exammatlon to be 
conducted by the professional organization of medical technologists accredited by 
the Professional Regulation CommissIon; 
J. Formulate and recommend the approval ofrefi'esher courses for appltcants 
who failed to pass the Board Examinations for, the third time; 
k. Determine and prepare the questions for the certification examination of 
Phlebotomists; and 
1. Such other functions as may be prescribed by the ProfessIonal Regulation 
Commission, in accordance with eXIsting laws governing the Commission. 
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SECTION 8. Removal of the Board Me111ben' - The Chairperson or any Member of the 
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Board may be removed by the President for neglect of duty, 1l1competence, malpractice or 
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unprofessional, unethical, immoral or dishonorable, conduct after having been given an 
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. opportunity to defend himself m a proper administrative proceeding Provided, that pending the 
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resolution of the administrative proceeding, the President shall have the power to indefl111tely 
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suspend the Chairperson or any Member of the Board under investigation and appoint a 
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SECTION 9. Ucensure L:~am/11ations. - Except as otherwise specifically allowed under 
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the provisions of this Act, all apphcants for registration as medical technologists shall be 
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required to undergo a written exammation which shall be given by the Board semi-annually 
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during the months of March and September in such places as the Board may deem proper, as 
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approved by the Commission. 
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during the months of March and September in such places as the Board may deem proper, as 
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approved by the Commission 
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SECTION 10. Qualifications jor AdmissIOn to the Ucensure Examination - Every 
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apphcant for examination under this Act shall, at least thirty (30) days ,prior to the date of the 
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examination, furnish the Board satisfactory proof that he: 
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c. Is a holder of a Bachelor of SCience m MedIcal Technology (Medical 
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Laboratory Science Technology) or Public Health from a recognized school, 
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college or university. Provided, that a holder of a Bachelor of Science in Public 
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Standards and Guidelines for Medical Technology educatIon; 
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RegulatIon Commission may prescnbe. 
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SECTION 11 Scope of Examination - The examination questions shall cover the 
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following courses and shall be accorded the respective weIghts: 
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MedicalTechnology Law, Related Laws and their Implementlllg Rules 
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the Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission for publication. The Board shall 
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compute the general average of each examinee according to the above-mentioned relative 
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weights of each subject. Provided, that the Board may change, add to and remove from the list of 
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subjects or weights above as progress in the science of Medical Technology may require 
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Provided, further, that any change, addition, removal or modificatIon of the subjects or weights 
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shall be subject to prior approval of the ProfessIonal Regulation Commission 
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SECTION 12. Report qf Rating. - The Board shall, after the date of completion of the 
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examination, report the result thereof for the approval, of the Commissioner of the Professional 
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Regulation Commission within the time lImit and guidelines set by the Professional Regulation 
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Commission 
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SECTION 13. Ratings in the Examination. In order to pass the examination, a candidate 
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must obtain a general average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in the written test, with no 
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rating below fifty percent (50%) in any ofthe major courses. Provided, that the candidate has not 
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failed in at least sixty percent of the courses computed according to their relative weights. 
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qualified to take further examinations until such applicant shall have completed a refresher 
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SECTION 14. Oath Tak1l1g. - All successful, examinees shall be required to take a 
3· professional oath before the Board or before any person authorized by Professional Regulation 
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Commission prior to entering the practice of medical technology in the Philippines. 
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SEC nON 15. Issuance of Certificate (~f Registration. 
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satisfactorily passed the required exam1l1ation for medical technologtsts shall be issued a 
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certificate of registration. All certificates shall be signed by the Chairman and the Members of 
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the Board and by the Commisstoner of the Professional Regulation Commission. 
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The Board shall refuse to issue a certificate of registration to any person convicted by a 
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COUlt of competent jurisdiction of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude, or who has 
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committed immoral, dishonorable or dishonest conduct, or is of unsound mind, or is suffering 
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from an incurable communicable disease. In the event of the Board's refusal to issue a certificate 
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of registration, it shall issue a written statement to the applicant, setting forth the reason for its 
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action. The statement issued by the Board shall be incorporated in its records. 
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SECTION 16. Fees. - The fees to be paid by each applicant for the issuance of a new 
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certificate of registration, for the replacement of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate of 
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registration, or for the issuance or replacement Of Professional Regulation Commission 
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identification cards shall be in accordance with the fees established by the Professional 
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. Regulation Commission. 
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SECTION 17. Revocation or Suspension of Certificates of Registration. - The revocation 
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or suspension of a certificate of registration may only be made after the completion of an 
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administrative proceeding conducted by the hearing ',committee composed of at least two (2) 
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members of the Board and one (l) legal officer. Provided, that the existing rules of evidence 
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certificate of registration is sought to be revoked or suspended shall be entitled to be represented 
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by counse~ to have a speedy, impartial and public proceeding, to confront the witnesses against 
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him and to all other rights guaranteed by the Constitution. 
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an erring medical technologist, revoke or suspend his certificate of registration for violating any 
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provision of this Act, any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this Act or for unprofesslOnal 
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conduct, malpractice, incompetency, gross ignorance or gross negligence in the practice of 
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suspension or reprimand. Provided, that the suspension of the certificate of registration shall not 
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medical technologIst shall be reqUIred to surrender his certifIcate of registratIOn within thirty (30) 
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certificate of registration within the said period, the Board may disqualify him perpetually from 
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the practice of medical technology The suspension shall run from the date of such surrender. 
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by the hearing committee may be appealed primarily and exclusively to the Professional 
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Regulation Commission. The decision of the Professional Regulation Commission may be 
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SECTION 19. Reissuance or Reinstatement of a revoked or su.spended Certificate of 
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Registration. - The Board may reissue a revoked certificate of registration upon the application 
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of the medical techno logist whose certificate of registration was revoked. Provided, that the 
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reissuance of a revoked certificate of registration may' only be made for proper and sufficient 
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reasons, Provided, further, that no revoked certificate of registration may be reissued within one 
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(I) year from the date it was surrendered by the medical technologist whose certificate of 
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registration was revoked. 
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expiration of the period of .suspension. Said certificate of registration shall be reinstated to the 
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medical techno logist concerned upon request. 
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to further actions by the Board for a violation of any provision of this Act, its implementing rules 
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or regulations or any condition imposed by the Board ,upon the medical technologist during the 
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SECTION 20. Roster of Medical Techn%gists. - A roster of Medical Technologists shall 
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be prepared annualiy by the Secretary of the Board. This roster shall contain the name, address 
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and citizenship of each registered medical technologist; the date of registration or Issuance of the 
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certificate of registration and any other peltinent data. The roster shall be open to public 
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inspection, and copies thereof shaH be placed on file in the Professional Regulation Commission, 
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SECTION 21. Technical Committee for Medical Technology ITducation 
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the Commission on Higher Education - Office of Programs and Standards (CHED-OPS). The 
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Technology and Hygiene (PASMETH) 
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SECTION 22. Fill1ctions of TeMTE. - The TCMTE shall assIst the Commission on 
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Higher Education in setting Policies, Standards and Guidelines for the Medical Technology 
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Program. It may also assist in its implementation, mcluding monitor111g and evaluation. 
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To recommend the minimum curriculum required for the program of medical 
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To determine and prescribe the number of students that WIll be allowed to take the 
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To recommend the closure of medical technology schools which are found to be 
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To require all medical technology schools to submit an annual report, including the 
total number of students and mstructors, a Itst of facilities available for mstruction, 
a list of their recent graduates and new administratIOns, on or before the month of 
June; 
To inspect, whenever necessary, the different medical technology schools in the 
country in order to determine whether a high standard of education is maintamed in 
said institutions; 
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SECTION 23. Medical Technology (Medical Laboratory Science) Education. - The 
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Medical Technology (MedIcal Laboratory Science) course shall be at least four years, as 
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stipulated in the Commission on Higher Educatron's Policies, Standards and Guidelines. The said 
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program shall be composed of general education, core and professional courses, and a 
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satisfactory internship program III accredited training laboratories. It shall include the following 
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authorized to change, remove from or add to the subjects listed, subject to the approval of the 
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SECTION 24. Accreditation of Schools of, Medical Technology and of Training 
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i,aboratories. - The Commission on Higher Education, through TCMTE, shall approve schools 
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of Medical Technology and accredit licensed cllllical laboratories for training of students in 
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accordance with the provisions of thiS Act. The laboratories shall show satisfactory evidence that 
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they possess qualified personnel and are properly equipped to cany out laboratory procedures 
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commonly required in the following fields: Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology & Parasitology, 
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Blood Banking, Immunohematology, Immunology & Serology, Clinical Microscopy (Urinalysis 
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& other body fluids), and Histopathologic and Cytologic Techniques, and that the scope of 
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activities of said laboratories offer sufficient training in said laboratory procedures 
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SECTION 25. Studies for Medical Technology Manpower Needs, Production, Utilizatiun 
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and Development. - The Board, in coordination with the accredited professional organization and 
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appropriate government and private agencies shall initiate, undertake and conduct studies on 
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health, human resources production, utilization and development. 
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SECTION 26. Membership to Accredited Professional Organization. - All registered 
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medical technologists whose names appear in the roster of the Professional Regulation 
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Commission shall automatically become members of the accredited professional organization of 
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registered and licensed medical technologists. Members of the Said accredited profeSSIonal 
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organi71ltion shall receive benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto upon compliance to 
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membership requirements and payment of the required fees and dues. Membership in the 
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accredited professional organization shall not be a bar to membership in any other association of 
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SECTION 27. Continuing Professional Development for Medical Technology. - There 
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shall be a program of Continuing Professional Development for Medical Technology (CPD-MT) 
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conducted by the national accredited professional organization and other CPD-MT providers to 
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promote and facilitate hfelong learnmg in the enhancement of competencies towards delivery of 
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quality, updated and ethical services both locally and globally. 
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The CPD Council for Medical Technology (CPDC-MT) under the Professional 
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Regulation Commission is created to ensure adequate and appropriate provision of CPD 
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programs and to issue operational guidelines duly approved by the Commission 
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All Registered medical technologists shall abide by the requirements, rules and 
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regulations on CPD promulgated by the CPDC-MT, duly approved by the Commission. 
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SECTION 28. Lifelong Learning for Medical Technologists. - Upon the effectivity of 
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this Act, a medical technologist shall be required to show compliance to the required CPD units 
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as basis for renewal of the PRC ID every three (3) years. 
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SECTION 29. Salmy. - In order to enhance the general welfare, commitment to service 
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and professionalism of medical techno logists, the minimum base pay of a registered medical 
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technologist should not be lower than an amount equivalent to Salary Grade 15 under Republic 
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Act 6758, Comperisation and PositlOn Classification Act of 1989, and the approved Jomt 
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Resolution NO.4 of Congress 2009. 
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SECTION 30. Foreign Reciprocity - No foreigner shall be admitted to an examination, be 
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given a certificate of registration or be entitled to any of the rights or privileges under this Act 
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unless the country or state of which he is a subject or a citizen permits Filipino medical 
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tecimologists to practice within its telTitoriallimlts on the same basis as the subjects or CItizens 
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of said country or state. 
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SECTION 31. Inhibition Against the Practice of Medical Technology/Special temporary 
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Permit. - No person shall practice or offer to practice medical technology as defined in this Act 
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without having previously obtained a valid certificate of registration from the Board. Provided, 
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that a certificate of registration shall not be required from the following' 
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Duly registered physicians; 
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Medical technologists in the servIce of the Armed Forces of the Umted States of 
America who are statroned in the Philippines and are rendering selvlces as such for 
members orthe said armed forces only. 
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Special Temporary Permits (STPs) may be issued to medIcal technologists from 
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other countries called for consultation or as visiting or exchange professors to colleges or 
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universities: Provided, That theIr practice of medical technology within the country is limited to 
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their performance of the said function 
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SECTION 32. Penal Provisions. - Without prejudice to the provisions orthe Medical Act 
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of 1959, as amended, relating to the illegal practice of medicine, the following shall be punished 
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by a fine of not less than fifty thousand pesos (PSO,OOO) nor more than one hundred thousand 
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pesos (PI00,000) or imprisonment for not less than six (6) months nor more than two (2) years, 
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or both, in the discretion of the court' 
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Any person who. shall practice Medical Technology in the Philippines without being 
registered or exempted from registration in accordance with the provisions of this 
Act; 
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Any medical technologist who shall knowingly make a fraudulent laboratory report; 
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Any person presenting or attempting. to use as his own, the certificate of registration 
of another; 
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Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent evidence of any kind to the Board 
or any member thereof in obtaimng a certifIcate of registration as a medical 
technologist; 
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Any person who shall impersonate any registrant, 
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Any person who shall attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of 
registration; 
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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; 
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Any person or corporate body who shall allow a non-registered medical 
technologist/medical laboratory technician under his employment to engage in the 
practice of medical tecbnology or recommend the appointment of anyone to the 
position of a medical technologist/medical laboratory technician while knowing that 
he is not registered as such, 
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Any person or corporate body who shall violate any provision of this Act or any 
rules or regulations issued pursuant to this Act. 
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SECTION 33. E1lfbrcement (~fthis Aci. - It shall be the primary duty of the Professional 
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Regulation Commission and the Board to effectively implement thiS Act. Any law enforcement 
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.' agency and officers, employees and agents of national, provincial, city or municipal governments 
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shall, upon the call or request of the Professional Regulation Commission or the Board, render 
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assistance in enforcing the provisions of this Act and, to prosecute any persons violating the 
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same. 
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SECTION 34. Appropriations. - The Chairperson of the Professional Regulation 
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Commission shall include in the Commission's program the funding requirements for the 
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implementation of this Act. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued implementation 
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of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 35. Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this 
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Act, the Board and the Professional Regulation Commission, in coordination with the national 
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accredited professional organization, the Department of Health, the Department of Budget and 
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Management and other concerned agencies, shall formulate such rules and regulations necessary 
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to carTY out the provisions of this Act The implementing rules and regulations shall be published 
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in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. 
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SECTION 36. Separability Clause -
Should any provision herein be declared 
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unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act. 
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SECTION 37. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act Nos. 5527 and 6138, Presidential 
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Decree Nos. 498 and 1534. and all other laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 38. Effectivity. - This Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
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at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
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