MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LAWS AND BIOETHICS

Medical Technology Act of 2011

An act which contains the provisions for the improvement of the status of all the medical technologists in terms of competencies, or skills.

This is the second revision made to the R.A. 5527

Which of the following is true about Presidential Decree 498?

Crisanto G. Almario

Who is the Father of PAMET?

August 31, 1970

When was the approval date of R.A. 6138?

Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

Who is the President who signed for the approval of Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969?

Section 16,21 and 22

What are the sections amended by R.A. 5527 or also known as Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969?

Section 6

In what section of R.A. 5527 states the minimum required curriculum for the course of Medical Technology.

C. June 21, 1969

When was the approval date of R.A. 5527?

Prevailing ethics and laws and legality

Laws are regulatory systems of social relations in the field of professional practice, important legal concepts include the following except:

Name, Address, and Citizenship of each registered medical technologist, date of registration or issuance of certificate and other data which in the opinion of the Board are pertinent.

According to Section 28 of R.A. 5527, also known as the Roster of Medical Technologist, the roster shall contain the following:

Pathologist

Who should manage or head a clinical laboratory?

Clinical Microscopy and Histopathologic Techniques

The examination questions shall cover the subjects with the respective relative weights. What are the medical technology subjects that has 10%?

Of or for morals, moral or expressing character

Ethics is also derived from the old French word ethique, Late Latin ethica, which means

Risk Group 2

Which risk group is best described by agents that are associated with rarely serious human disease such as Staphylococcal infection?

Biosafety Level 1

Republic Act 4688 is otherwise known as Answer: Clinical Laboratory Law of 1966 Organisms on the Risk Group 1 that is classified by the WHO can be handled in which BSL laboratory?

Secretary of Health

Any violations of the RA 4688 shall be suspended by:

Hi- Precision Diagnostics

The following are facilities that are institution- based except:

Risk Group 1Risk Group 1

Which group does the Bacillus belong to?

Biosafety Level 3

Which biosafety level does handle in biosafety cabinets with gas tight aerosol chamber?

Biosafety Level 4

Which of the following operates in a separate building from the clinical laboratory?

Pathologist

Who shall manage a clinical laboratory?

Commission on Higher Education

RA No. 5527 include the provisions on accreditation. Which of the following is responsible for the functions of classifying the laboratories. The policy covers the internship program.

Principle of Code of Ethics 3

Which of the following code of ethics refers to a registered medical technologist must adopt the ethical value of fairness with fellow medical technologists in the delivery of laboratory services?

PASMETH

Which of the following is the national organization of all the registered schools medical technology in the Philippines?

Handle a broad spectrum of moderate risks agents or risk group 2 organisms

According to the WHO of laboratories, which of the following pertains to Biosafety Level 2?

Principle of Code Ethics 6

A medical technologist statements to the public when advertising, announcing, and marketing his/her professional services, reporting research results, and promoting products shall adhere to professional standards and shall not contain misinterpretations which describes

Confidentially

Which principle of code ethics describe to a situation when a registered medical technologist must not reveal without authorization any professional or personal information about identified persons served professionally or identified participants involved in research and scholarly activities unless doing so is necessary to protect the welfare of the person or of the community or is otherwise required by law.

TRUE

Government hospital laboratories doing routine or minimum laboratory examinations shall be exempt from the provision section 1 of RA 4688 if their services are extensions of government regional or central laboratories.

FALSE

Medical technologists receive a commission for the services which they render per hour or test performed in the laboratory.

TRUE

Laws are enacted and are always accompanied by the appropriate offense for violations or infractions.

FALSE

Ethics actualizes the theories and principles.

FALSE

Morality provides theories and principles.

TRUE

A registered medical technologist must use every source including referral, when appropriate to ensure that the high quality service is provided.

TRUE

Republic Act 5527 clearly defines what encompasses the practice of medical technology.

TRUE

A medical technologist is a bona fide member of a professional organization should uphold the goals, objectives, and mission and vision, of his or her professional organization.

TRUE

The medical technology services can be modernized by embracing the ideology of professional organizations.

TRUE

Government hospital laboratories doing routine or minimum laboratory examinations shall be exempt from the provision section 1 of RA 4688 if their services are extensions of government regional or central laboratories.

TRUE

Surgical pathology is part of anatomic pathology.

FALSE

Cytology is part of clinical pathology.

TRUE

Autopsy is part of anatomic pathology.

TRUE

CBC is one of the services provided by a primary clinical laboratory.

TRUE

Biosafety Level 4 requires personnel to wear a full body, air-supplied, positive-pressure suits.

FALSE

Cross-matching is one of services provided by a primary clinical laboratory.

FALSE

Medical Technologists receive a commission for the services which they render per hour or test performed in the government or laboratory.

FALSE

Biosafety Level 2 requires personnel to wear a full body, air-supplied, positive-pressure suits.

TRUE

Classification of a laboratories if it is hospital-based or non- hospital based, it is part of the classification by institutional character.

D

The first organizational meeting for PAMET was held at the Public Health Laboratory

E

The Board of MT has its first board topnotcher

C

The Philippine Union College has its first graduate of BSMT

B

The Philippine National Red Cross was created

A

Philippine training civilians to become part of the healthcare team during WWII

Code of Professional Ethics

Refers to a set standard relating to the conduct, integrity, and moral duties as medical technologists by the duly accredited professional organizations

Continuing Medical Technology Education

The enhancement of knowledge, professional competence, and ethical values in the practice of medical technology as mandatory formal practices or training programs

Pathologist

A duly registered physician who is especially trained in methods in laboratory medicine, or the gross and microscopic study and interpretation of tissues, secretion and excretions of the human body and its functions in order to diagnose disease, follow its course, determine the effectivity of treatment, ascertain cause of death and advance medicine by means of research.

Medical Technologist

A person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or licensed physician authorized by the DOH.

Medical Technology

An auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine which deals with the examination by various chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, and other medical laboratory procedures, or techniques which aid in the physician in the diagnosis, study and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general.