MT-LAWBioEth Syllabus 2020-2021
MT-LAWBioEth Syllabus 2020-2021
Course Description:
This course deals with the study of various laws related to the practice of Medical Technology in the Philippines,
primarily RA 005527. It also includes the study of professional and bioethics. Bioethics deals with the study of ethics in
relation to health and life. Its emphasis is on basic and major bioethical principles, and their relationship to health. The
course also discusses philosophical principles and virtues of health care providers.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Recognize the rights and privileges, duties and responsibilities of a medical technologist/medical laboratory scientist
in the practice of the profession
2. Cite the different laws, presidential decrees, administrative orders affecting the practice of the medical technology
profession
3. Explain the ethical principles relative to health
4. Discuss major bioethical issues
5. Internalize the necessary virtues of health care professionals
6. Apply the different principles in bioethical/health ethics
Course Outline
Week/Date Course Content Activity/Requirement
Week 1 1. General Orientation and Introduction to the Course, Reading activity: Modules
Sept 7 (2A) Brief History of Philippine Med Tech Profession,
Sept 11 (2B) PAMET and PASMETH
Week 2 2. Republic Act No. 5527: Philippine Medical Reading activity: Modules
Sept 14 (2A) Technology Act of 1969 Quiz#1 on Topic 1
Sept 18 (2B)
3. Amendments to Republic Act No. 5527
Republic Act No. 6138
Presidential Decree No. 498
Presidential Decree No. 1534
Week 3 4. Republic Act No. 8981: PRC Modernization Act of Reading activity: Modules
Sept 21 (2A) 2000 Quiz#2 on Topics 2 and 3
Sept 25 (2B)
Week 4 5. Republic Act No. 4688: An Act Regulating the Reading Activity: Modules
Sept 28 (2A) Operation and Maintenance of Clinical Laboratories Quiz#3 on Topic 4
Oct 2 (2B) and Its Implementing Rules and Regulations
Week 5 6. Republic Act No. 1517: An Act Regulating the Reading activity: modules
Oct 5 (2A) Collection, Processing and Sale of Human Blood, and Quiz#4 on Topic 5
Oct 9 (2B) the Establishment and Operation of Blood Banks and
Blood Processing Laboratories
Course Evaluation:
Quizzes 20%
Long Exam 35%
Midterm Exam/Final Exam 45%
100%