SUMMARY OF PERTINENT AND RELATED LAWS

REFERENCE NUMBER OF TITLE OF LAWS DATE APPROVED

SPECIFIC LAWS

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LAWS

S.B. 2473 Regulating and Modernizing the Submitted:

Practice of Medical Technology in the November 27,2014
Philippines Author:
Sen. Teofisto “TG” Guingona

R.A. 5527 Philippine Medical Technology Act of June 21, 1969

1969
R.A. 6138 An Act to Amend Certain Sections of August 31, 1970
RA 5527
P.D. 498 Amending Sections June 28, 1974
2,3,4,7,8,11,13,16,17,21 and 29 of RA
5527
P.D. 1534 Further Amending RA 5527 as June 11, 1978
Amended by PD 498

CLINICAL LABORATORY LAWS

R.A. 4688 Clinical Laboratory Act of 1966 June 18, 1966

A.O. 59 S. 2001 Rules and Regulations Governing the November 19, 2001
Establishment, Operation and
Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories in
the Philippines
A.O. 2005-0006 Establishment of a Cervical Cancer February 10, 2005
Screening Program
A.O. 2007-0011 Repeal of A.O. 118-B s. 1992 entitled April 4, 2007
“Rules and Regulations Governing the
Accreditation of Clinical Laboratories
for the Training of Medical Technology
Interns”

Transfer of Responsibility of Handling

the Accreditation of Clinical Laboraties
for the Training of Medical Technology
Interns from DOH to CHED
A.O. No. 2008-0007 Schedule of Fees for the Licensure of May 14, 2008
General Clinical Laboratories and the
Registration of Special Clinical
Laboratories

A.O. No. 2008-0002 Posting of Schedule of Fees for January 15, 2008
Laboratory and Other Diagnostic
Services of Hospital and other Health
Facilities
A.O. 2007-0027 Revised Rules and Regulations August 22, 2007
Governing the Licensure and
Regulation of Clinical Laboratories in
the Philippines

A.O. 2007-0027-A Exemption of National Tuberculosis August 28, 2008

Reference Laboratory and Its Regional
TB Reference Laboratories in the
Philippines performing TB culture from
securing a License to Operate a Clinical
Laboratory

BLOOD BANKING LAWS

R.A. 1517 Blood Banking Act of 1956 June 16, 1956

“An Act Regulating the Collection,
Processing and Sale of Human Blood,
and The Establishment and Operation
of Blood Banks and Blood Processing
Laboratories.”
R.A. 7719 National Blood Services Act of 1994 May 5, 1994
A.O. No. 26 series of 1994 Phasing-Out of Free-standing Blood March 3, 1994
Bank Outlets
A.O. No. 36 series 1994/ Rules and Regulations Implementing August 8, 1994
A.O. No. 9 series 1995 RA 7719

A.O. No. 1 series of 1995 Creation of a National Voluntary Blood February 1, 1995
Services Unit

A.O. No. 4 series of 1996 Standards for Blood Banks and Blood February 13, 1996
Centers in the Philippines

A.O. No. 2008-0008 Rules and Regulations Governing the May 2, 2008
Regulation of Blood Service Facilities
NEWBORN SCREENING LABORATORY LAWS

R.A. 9288 Newborn Screening Act of 2004 February 2, 2004 (Congress)

February 5, 2004 (Senate)

A.O. 1-A series of 2000 Policies on the Nationwide January 3, 2000

Implementation of Newborn Screening

A.O. 2005-0005 Cost for the Newborn Screening and February 8, 2005
Maximum Allowable Service Fees for
the Collection of Newborn Screening
Samples in All Newborn Screening
Collecting Health Facilities
A.O. 2008-0026 Addendum to the Rules and August 8, 2008
Regulations Implementing RA9288

DRUG TESTING LAWS

R.A. 6425 Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 March 30, 1972

R.A. 9165 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act June 7, 2002

of 2002

A.O. No. 134 series of 2004 Guidelines Governing the Registration January 9, 2004
and Performance Evaluation of Drug
Screening Test Kits and Reagents

A.O. No. 2010-0024 Requirement of Permit to Construct in July 19, 2010

the Establishment of Free-standing
Screening Drug Testing Laboratories
Nationwide
A.O. No. 2008-0025 Guidelines on the Implementation of July 29, 2008
the Integrated Drug Test Operations
and Management Information System
(IDTOMIS) for Screening and
Confirmatory Drug Test Laboratory
Operation

R.A. 10586 Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of May 27, 2013
2013
HIV TESTING LABORATORY LAWS

R.A 8504 Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control February 13, 1998
Act of 1998

A.O. 55-A series of 1989 Rules and Regulations Governing the January 2, 1989
Accreditation of Laboratories
Performing HIV Testing

A.O. No. 57-A series of 1989 Policies for the Prevention and Control January 4, 1989
of HIV Infection/AIDS in the Philippines

A.O. No. 121 series of 1992 Policies for the Establishment of a April 13, 1992
National HIV/AIDS Sentinel
Surveillance System in the Philippines

A.O. No. 122 series of 1992 Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAG) May 25, 1992
and HIV Ab Positive Units of Blood:
DOH Policy, Procedures to be Followed
and Sanctions for Violations

A.O. No. 27 series of 1994 Guidelines on OPD Consultation and/or March 24, 1994
Hospitalization of HIV/AIDS Patients

A.O. No. 7-C series of 1995 Revised Policies for the Prevention and March 30, 1995
Control of HIV Infection/AIDS in the
Philippines

A.O. No. 2005-0027 Rules and Regulations Governing the August 15, 2005
Regulation of HIV Testing Laboratories

A.O. No. 2005-0032 Guidelines on Quality Assurance November 18, 2005

Program (QAP) for all HIV Testing
Laboratories

A.O. No. 2010-0028 Policies and Guidelines in the Conduct June 1, 2010
of HIV Counselling and Testing in
Community and Health Facility Settings

A.O. No. 2009-0016 Policies and Guidelines on the May 20, 2009
Prevention of Mother to Child
Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV

A.O. No. 2009-0006 Guidelines on Antiretroviral Therapy January 13, 2009

(ART) Among Adults and Adolescents
with HIV Infection
A.O. 2008-0022 Policies and Guidelines in the August 08, 2008
Collaborative Approach of TB and HIV
Prevention and Control

TUBERCULOSIS LAWS

A.O. No. 2010-0031 Adoption of the 2010-2016 Philippine November 10, 2010
Plan of Action to Control Tuberculosis
(PhilPACT) and its Implementing
Structures

A.O. No. 2009-0003 Technical Guidelines for Implementing January 8, 2009

DOTS Strategy in Jails and Prisons

A.O. No. 2008-0018 Guidelines for the Implementation of May 26, 2008
the Programmatic Management of
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (PMDT)

A.O. 2008-0011 Revised Guidelines for Implementing May 21, 2008

Tuberculosis Control Program in
Children

A.O. 2007-0019 Guidelines for the Implementation of April 11, 2007

the Quality Assurance System on Direct
Sputum Smear Microscopy

A.O. 2006-0026 Implementing Guidelines in the July 4, 2006

Conduct of the National TB Control
Program-Directly Observed Treatment
Short-Coursed (NTP-DOTS)
Certification

PARASITOLOGY LAWS

A.O. No. 2010-0037 Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for

Paragonimiasis

A.O. No. 2010-0009 Guidelines in the Prevention of

Disabilities due to Lymphatic Filariasis

A.O. No. 2009-0021 Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for November 16, 2009
Capillariasis Infections
A.O. No. 2009-0013 Declaring the month of July every year April 14, 2009
as the Mass Treatment and Awareness
Month for Schistosomiasis in the
Established Endemic Areas in the
Philippines

A.O. No. 2009-0001 Revised Policy and Guidelines on the January 13, 2009
Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria

A.O. No. 55 s. 2000 Guidelines in the Implementation of May 30, 2000

Mass Treatment Strategy for
Schistosomiasis Control/Elimination

P.D. No. 893 Reconstituting the National February 16, 1976

Schistosomiasis Control Commission
into the Schistosomiasis Control
Council and for Other Purposes

A.O. No. 2007-0015 Revised Guidelines in the Management May 7, 2007

and Prevention of Schistosomiasis

WATER ANALYSIS LABORATORY LAWS

A.O. No. 31 series of 1979 Requirements for the Accreditation of July 20, 1979
Water Analysis Laboratories

A.O. No. 2006-0024 Rules and Regulations Governing the May 10, 2006
Accreditation of Laboratories for
Drinking Water Analysis

PRC LAWS/MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY BOARDS LAWS

P.D. 223 Creating the PRC and Prescribing Its June 22, 1973
Powers and Functions
R.A. 8981 PRC Modernization Act of 2000 December 5, 2000

Board Resolution No. 167 Guidelines for CPE/Accreditation for December 29, 1988
Medical Technologists in the Philippines

Executive Order No. 496 Instituting Procedures and Criteria for December 9, 1991
the Selection and the Recommendation
of Nominees for Appointment to
Vacant Positions in the Professional
Regulatory Boards
Resolution No. 217 series of Delisting of Names of Delinquent May 14, 1992
1992 Professionals from the Rolls of
Registered Professionals

Resolution No. 93-268 Guidelines and Procedures on the Mass July 27, 1994
Oath taking Ceremonies of
Professionals and as New Members of
the Accredited Professional
Organizations

Executive Order No. 200 Institutionalization of the Full September 20, 1994
Computerization of the Licensure
Examinations

Executive Order No. 266 Institutionalization of the CPE July 25, 1995
Programs of the Various Professional
Regulatory Boards

PRC Resolution No. 381 series Standardization Guidelines and October 24, 1995
of 1995 Procedures for the Implementation of
the CPE Programs for All Professions

Resolution No. 15 series of Revised Guidelines in the Preparation June 4, 1996

1996 of Board Questions in the Medical
Technology

PRC Board of Medical Prescribing Guidelines on the August 8, 2001

Technology Resolution No. 11 Registration of Medical Laboratory
series of 2011 Technician

CHED LAWS

R.A. 7722 Higher Education Act of 1994 May 18, 1994

CMO No. 27 series of 1998 Curriculum for the Common 2-Year April 22, 1998
Associate in Health Science Education
(AHSE)

Board Regulation No.6 series General Guidelines for the Conduct of August 1, 2003
of 2003 Random Drug Testing for the
Secondary and Tertiary Students

CMO No. 14 series of 2006 Policies, Standards and Guidelines for March 15, 2006
Medical Technology Education

CMO No. 40 series of 2006 Guidelines for the Implementation of August 10, 2006
the CHED Continuing Education
Program
CMO No. 06 series of 2008 Guidelines for the Accreditation of
Clinical Laboratories Involved in the
Training of Medical Laboratory
Science/Medical Technology Interns

Board Regulation No. 3 series General Guidelines for the Conduct of June 3, 2009
of 2009 Random Drug Testing for Students of
Secondary, Tertiary, Vocational and
Technical Schools, Amending
Regulation No. 6, series of 2003

CMO No. 41 series of 2012 Curriculum for Ladderized Education October 8, 2012
for Medical Technology Students

ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION LAWS

R.A. 7170 Organ Donation Act of 1991 January 7, 1992

A.O. 2010-0019 Establishment of a National Program June 23, 2010

for Sharing of Organs from Deceased
Donors

A.O. 2010-0018 Revised National Policy on Living non- June 23, 2010
Related Donation and Transplantation
and Its Implementing Structure

A.O. No. 81 series of 2003 Rules and Regulations Governing September 1, 2003
Accreditation of Hospitals Engaged in
the Conduct of Kidney Transplantation

IMMUNIZATION LAWS

R.A. 9482 Anti-Rabies Act of 2007 May 25, 2007

A.O. 2009-0009 Application of DOH Policies, Plans and May 4, 2009

Guidelines Pertaining to Influenza A
(H1N1) Virus

A.O. No. 2006-0015 Implementing Guidelines on Hepatitis B June 23, 2006

immunization for Infants

A.O. No. 2008-0028 Implementing Guidelines of EO no. 663 October 2, 2007

“Implementing the National
Commitment for Bakuna and Una sa
Sanggol at Ina”
R.A. 10152 Mandatory Infants and Children Health June 21, 2011
Immunization Act of 2011
 Tuberculosis
 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
 Poliomyelitis
 Measles
 Mumps
 Rubella or German Measles
 Hepatitis B
 H. Influenza type B (HIB)

Given free at any government hospital

or health center to infants and children
up to 5 years of age

COMMUNICATION AND RECORDS LAWS, etc

A.O. No. 2010-0016 Guidelines on the Process Flow of

Communication within the Department
of Health

A.O. No. 2009-0020 Interim Guidelines for the Disposal of November 16, 2009
Health/Medical Records of Private
Healthcare Facilities Damaged by the
Typhoon

A.O. No. 2007-0014 Guidelines on the Issuance of May 14, 2007

Certificate of Product Registration for
Equipment or Devices Used for treating
Sharps, Pathological and Infectious
Waste