CODE OF ETHICS OF THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROFESSION

Section 7

of Republic Act No. 5527, also known as “Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969”, as amended, created a Board of Examiners for Medical Technology (Board)

Section 11

thereof states that the Board is vested with authority to look

into conditions affecting the practice of medical technology in the Philippines and

whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the

maintenance of good ethics and standards in the practice of medical technology and

to draft such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions

of the law;

Code of Ethics

was first published by the Philippine Association of

Medical Technologist (PAMET) in 1968 prior to the approval of R.A. No. 5527 in 1969.

It was then revised in 1997;

2012 and 2014,

a review of the Code of Ethics for Medical Technology

was conducted by the Board and while the contents were found to be comprehensive

enough, the Board still finds the need to elaborate on some statements and to include

other commitments to continuously improve the professional skills and knowledge of

the medical technologists;

2018,

the Board formed a Committee composed of representatives from various key sectors like the academe, industry, and laboratory practitioners to review the present Code of Ethics;

2019

the Board, together with the Committee members, organized the articles (Code) into its final draft. However, the onset of the global pandemic in 2020 resulted in the disruption and changes in priority in the work of the Board and the Committee

June 25, 2021

the Board and the Committee members resumed its work towards the finalization of the Code for the Commission’s adoption and approval;