MT LAWS AND BIOETHICS MIDTERMS EXAM RATIONALIZATION

• National Government through the Department of Health (DOH)

• Local Government Units (LGUs)

• Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) and Private Sector Donations

• Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and PhilHealth

Funds for the planning and implementation of the National Voluntary Blood Services Program or NVVSP shall be provided by the following except

Imprisonment of not less than one month nor more than six months and or fine of not less than five thousand pesos nor more than fifty thousand pesos

As stated in Republic Act number 7719 which of the following penalties are imposed upon any person or persons who shall be responsible for the collection of charges and fees greater than the maximum prescribed by the department

Imprisonment of not less than 12 years and one day nor more than 20 years and or fine of not less than fifty thousand pesos nor more than five hundred thousand pesos.

As stated in Republic Act number 7719 which of the following penalties are imposed upon any person who shall establish and operate a blood bank without securing any license to operate from the department or who fails to comply with the standards prescribed by the department referred to in section 9 of Republic Act number 7719

approved on May 5, 1994 by then President Fidel V. Ramos.

Republic Act number 7719 was approved on blank by then President

No laboratory or institution shall accept a donation of tissue or organ whether such donation is gratuitous or onerous unless a sample from the donor has been tested negative for HIV

Listed under section 12 of Republic Act number 8504

During emergency cases provided that donations of blood tissue or organ testing positive for HIV may be accepted for research purposes only and subject to strict sanitary disposal requirements

All donated blood shall also be subjected to HIV testing and HIV positive blood shall be disposed of properly and immediately and a second testing may be demanded as a matter of right by the blood tissue or organ recipient or his immediate relatives before transfusion or transplant except

• Parent of a minor child who has been tested

• The person who submitted himself or to such test

• A legal guardian in the case of insane persons or orphans

• A person authorized to receive such results in conjunction with the AIDS watch program as provided in section 27 of Republic Act number 8504

Section 32 of Republic Act number 8504 states that all results of HIV or AIDS testing shall be confidential and shall be released only to which of the following persons

The council shall be composed of 24 members

Not included regarding the membership and composition of the Philippine National AIDS Council

• Statement 1, no person shall be denied health care service or be charged with a higher fee on account of actual perceived or suspected HIV status

• Statement 2, a deceased person who had AIDS or who was known suspected or perceived to be HIV positive shall not be denied any kind of decent burial services.

Which of the following statements are under article 7 of Republic Act number 8504?

Pre-test counselling

Refers to the process of providing an individual information on the biomedical aspects of HIV or AIDS and emotional support to any psychological implications of undergoing HIV testing and the test result itself before he or she is subjected to the test

Prophylactic

Refers to any agent or device used to prevent the transmission of a deceased?

Anonymous testing

Refers to an HIV testing procedure whereby the individual being tested does not reveal his or her true identity?

It is deemed a policy of the state to promote drugfree workplaces using a tripartite approach

Section 47 of Republic Act number 9165 states that

10 or more employees

With assistance of the board, the Department of Labor and Employment shall develop, promote, and implement a national drug abuse prevention program in the workplace to be adopted by private companies with how many employees?

He or she poses no serious danger to himself or herself, his or her family, or the community by his or her exemption from criminal liability and he or she has never been charged or convicted of any offense punishable under Republic Act number 9165 or Republic Act number 6425 as amended, the revised penal code as amended, or any special penal laws.

Section 55 of Republic Act number 9165 states that a drug dependent under the voluntary submission program who is finally discharged from confinement shall be exempt from the criminal liability under section 15 of Republic Act number 9165 subject to which of the following conditions?

Administer

Refers to any act of introducing any dangerous drug into the body of any person with or without his or her knowledge by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means

Tawas- distorted perception, problems with memory and learning, and loss of motor coordination.

Which of the following commonly abused substances in the Philippines is incorrectly matched to its effects?

• It shall be under the office of the president, It is an agency that monitors the use, sale, production, and consumption of illicit drugs and other paraphernalia

• It shall develop and adopt a comprehensive integrated unified and balanced national drug abuse prevention and control strategy

• It shall be the policy making and strategy formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and programs on drug prevention and control.

Are true regarding the Dangerous Drugs Board?

Hepatitis B.

is not done by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine or RITM?

An NRL physically independent from the clinical laboratory are exempted but are required to register.

Is correct regarding the license to operate of a clinical laboratory?

They are allowed to process specimens.

Is incorrect regarding mobile clinical laboratories?

All procedures should be done in biosafety cabinets with gas-tight aerosol generation chamber level 3.

What biosafety level is described below?

Manual testing 75 tests per RMT per 12 hours.

Which of the following is correct?

Coagulation procedures

Which among these examinations is not done in a non-hospital-based secondary type of laboratory

20 square meters

Under the department memorandum number 148 series of 2003, a secondary clinical laboratory requires a minimum technical working area of at least

Patient

Laboratory reports must be given by the medical technologist only to the

At a conspicuous place within the laboratory.

Where must the license of the clinical laboratory be placed?

Examinations done for monitoring patients only

A license is not required for a POL. However, a POL needs to secure a license when it undertakes all of the following activities except

• Routine hematology

• gram staining

• culture and sensitivity

• routine chemistry

Which of the following laboratory procedures is or are offered by a tertiary laboratory?

10 days

The decision of the HFSRB or CHD may be appealed to the office of the health secretary within how many days after the receipt of the police of the notice of the decision regarding the complaint lodged against a clinical laboratory?

The secretary of DECS and the chair of the House Committee on Education and Culture

According to section 18 of Republic Act number 7722, the transitory body is hereby created which shall be composed of

The secretary of FAPE

According to section 7 of Republic Act number 7722, which of the following is not a member of the Board of Advisors?

Five full-time members

According to section 4 of Republic Act number 7722, the commission shall be composed of how many members?

DepEd secretary

According to section 4 of Republic Act number 7722, who shall serve as the ex-official chairman of the commission appointed by the president?

Must have been a candidate for elective positions in the elections

According to section 4 of Republic Act number 7722, which of the following is not a qualification of a commissioner?

Four years

According to Republic Act number 7722, the president shall appoint the full-time chairman and the commissioners for a term of how many years?

24 units of major courses

Doctor of philosophy in medical technology includes

Republic Act number 8292

Which of the following laws provides for the uniform composition and power of the governing boards of state universities and colleges nationwide?

26th medical infantry of the 6th U.S. Army

The medical technology practice was introduced by the

Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority

According to section 7 of Republic Act number 7722, who serves as the co-chairman of the Board of Advisors?

Direct the PhilHealth to shoulder all medical expenses of public health workers only

According to section 4 of Bayani-To-Heal-As-One Act, the president shall have the power to adopt the following temporary emergency measures except

Republic Act No. 11469

Bayani-To-Heal-As-One Act is also otherwise known as

COVID-19

Bayani-To-Heal-As-One Act is an act declaring the existence of a national emergency arising from the what situation?

100,000 pesos

How much is the compensation of the health care workers who suffered from severe COVID?

30 days

According to section 4 of Bayani-To-Heal-As-One Act, the president shall direct all banks and other financial institutions to implement a minimum of a blank grace period for the payment of all loans

Section 5

As stipulated in blank of Republic Act No. 5527, a refresher course is given for applicants who have failed the board exam for the third time

Code of Professional Ethics

Which of the following refers to a set of standards relating to the conduct, integrity, and moral duties of medical technologists

Dr. Jesse Umali

Who was the first medical technology graduate?

Civil law

Which of the following refers to the laws and orders governing persons, property, ownership, obligations and contracts, succession, interstate proceedings, and family and marriage

June 21, 1969

When was Republic Act No. 5527 approved?

Imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than two years and or fine of not less than 2,000 pesos nor more than 5,000 pesos

According to Republic Act No. 5527, any medical technologist who shall knowingly make a fraudulent laboratory report is punishable by

• Is a Filipino citizen

• Is of good moral character

• A qualified pathologist or a duly registered medical technologist of the Philippines with a degree of bachelor of science in medical technology or bachelor of science in hygiene or public health

• Has been in practice of laboratory medicine or medical technology for at least 10 years prior to his appointment

As stated in Republic Act No. 5527, which of these qualifications are required for a person to be appointed as member of the board of examiners for medical technology

Section 17, clinical microscopy

According to Blank of RA 5527, which of the following is not a major subject in the medical technology licensure examination?

Sectioin 5

Functions of the Council of Medical Technology Education of Republic Act No. 5527, to approve medical technology schools meeting the requirements and recommend closure of those found to be substandard, to inspect when necessary the different medical technology schools in the country in order to determine whether a high standard of education is maintained in said institutions, and to recommend the minimum required curriculum for the course of medical technology

Clinical microscopy, urinalysis and other body fluids, 20%

According to Section 17 of Republic Act No. 5527, the examination questions shall cover the following subjects with their respective relative weights. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

75% with no rating below 50% in any of the major subjects, provided that the candidate has not failed in at least 60% of the subjects computed according to their relative weights.

According to Republic Act No. 5527, in order to pass the medical technology board examination, a candidate must obtain a general average of at least

Removal of board members

Section 12 of Republic Act No. 5527 is about,?

The full-time chairperson and full-time commissioners are to be appointed by the president for a term of six years without reappointment to start from the time they assume office.

The following statements are true regarding Section 4 of Republic Act No. 8981, composition of the Professional Regulation Commission, except

Report the incident to the Ethics Committee and remind her colleague about confidentiality policies.

A medical technologist named C.L. is working in a busy diagnostic center. One day, she notices that a colleague has shared patient information, including test results, with an unauthorized person over the phone. The caller claimed to be a relative but did not have a consent form on record. How should C.L. handle the situation based on the Code of Ethics?

Decline the offer and report the clinic to the authorities for operating illegally.

Sandara, a medical technologist, has been offered a part-time job at a clinic that operates without a license. The clinic's manager assures him that they follow ethical practices despite not having formal permits. Sandara is aware of the clinic's lack of registration with the Department of Health. What should she do?

Report the incident to the Ethics Committee and suggest discarding the reagents.

During a routine quality control check, Ji Yong discovers that some test reagents in the laboratory are expired. Despite this, his supervisor insists on using the expired reagents due to budget constraints. What should Ji Yong do?

Politely decline the tip and explain the standard procedure.

During a patient's visit, Minzy, a medical technologist, is offered a significant tip by the patient's family to expedite the testing process and provide results faster. According to the Code of Ethics, what is the most appropriate action for Minzy?

Mentor her colleague by providing guidance and recommending further training.

A senior medical technologist, Bom, notices that her new junior colleague often makes mistakes when processing blood samples. Bom wants to maintain high standards of care without demoralizing her colleague. How should she approach this issue?

Sections 3, Section 8, and Section 11

Which of the following sections under Republic Act No. 5527 were amended by Presidential Decree No. 1534

Sections 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, and 13

Which of the following sections under Republic Act No. 5527 were amended by Presidential Decree No. 498

Sections 3, 4, 7, 8, 16, and 17

Which of the following sections under Republic Act No. 5527 were amended by Presidential Decree No. 498

Medical Technology Act of 2011

Senate Bill No. 2722 shall be otherwise known as the

Both statements are true.

According to Republic Act No. 7719, all blood banks or centers shall provide preventive health services such as education and counseling on blood transfusion transmissible diseases. All government hospitals, including those that have been devolved, shall be required to establish voluntary blood donation programs, and all private hospitals shall be encouraged to establish voluntary blood donation programs. (T/F)

The first statement is true, the second statement is false.

Section 14 of Republic Act No. 7719 is the Repealing Clause. Section 14 states that the Republic Act No. 7719 shall supersede Republic Act No. 1157 entitled Blood Bank Act. (T/F)

Both statements are true.

According to Republic Act No. 7719, all blood banks or centers shall operate on a non profit basis. All blood banks or centers may collect service fees not greater than the maximum prescribed by the department, which shall be limited to the necessary expenses entailed in collecting and processing of blood. (T/F)

Both statements are true.

AIDS Watch shall be established under the Department of Health. AIDS Watch shall determine and monitor the magnitude and progression of HIV infection in the Philippines and evaluate the adequacy and efficacy of the countermeasures employed. (T/F)

Both statements are false.

Republic Act No. 8981 was approved on December 15, 2000. Republic Act No. 8981 was approved by then President Fidel Ramos. (T/F)

The first statement is false. The second statement is true

Section 4 of Republic Act No. 8981 states that there is hereby created a three-man commission to be known as the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission. The Commission shall be attached to the Office of the President for General Direction and Coordination. (T/F)

The first statement is true. The second statement is false

Republic Act No. 6138 is an act to amend certain sections of Republic Act No. 5527, known as the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969. Republic Act No. 6138 is an act to amend sections 16, 22, and 23 of Republic Act No. 5527. (T/F)

False

According to Section 5, the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee is composed of five members. (T/F)

False

According to Section 6, penalties include one month imprisonment and a payment of P10,000 to P1,000,000 (T/F)

True

Presidential Proclamation No. 292, Series of 2020, is the state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines due to the COVID-19. Correct. Section 6 is all about budget augmentation. (T/F)

False

Bayanihan to Heal as One Act was approved on March 14, 2020. (T/F)

Robert Hooke

published the Micrographia.

Athanasius Kircher

used the microscope to investigate the causes of diseases

Frederick Deckers

described the protein in urine.

Richard Lower

performed the first blood transfusion in animals.

Hippocrates

Father of Medicine

Various professional regulatory boards

To regulate the practice of the professions in accordance with the provisions of the respective professional regulatory laws

Professional Regulation Commission

To monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations, and publish the results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation

Professional Regulation Commission

To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectively implement policies with respect to the regulation and practice of the professions,

Various professional regulatory boards

After due process, to suspend, revoke, or reissue, reinstate certificate of registration or licenses for causes provided by law

Professional Regulation Commission

To adopt and institute a comprehensive rating system for universities, colleges, and training institutes based on the ratio and overall performance of students in board examinations

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Conduct eradication programs to destroy wild or illegal growth of plants from which dangerous drugs may be extracted

Department of Health

License, accredit, establish, and maintain drug test network and laboratory, initiate, conduct, and support scientific research on drugs and drug control

Dangerous Drugs Board

Initiate, conduct, and support scientific, clinical, social, psychological, physical, and biological researches on dangerous drugs and dangerous drugs prevention and control measures

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Take charge and have custody of all dangerous drugs and or controlled precursors and essential chemicals seized, confiscated, or surrendered to any national, provincial, or local law enforcement agency if no longer needed for purposes of evidence in court

Dangerous Drugs Board

Formulate, develop, and establish a comprehensive, integrated, unified, and balanced national drug use prevention and control strategy