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cannouncescthecpriorcstatutescorcspecificcprovisionscwhichchavecbeencabrogatedcbycreasoncofcthecenac
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PDc1534,cJunec11,c1978cAmendments:
c●cSectionc3cofcRepcubliccActcNo.c5527cascamendedcbycPresidentialcDecreecNo.c498c
●cParagraphc3,cSectionc8cofcRepubliccActcNo.c5527cascamendedc
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Date Junec21,c1969
Defi a.cPracticecofcMedicalcTechnologyc-
nitio cAcpersoncshallcbecdeemedctocbecincthecpracticecofcmedicalctechnologycwithincthecmeaningcofcthi
ncofc scAct,cwhocshallcforcacfee,csalarycorcotherccompensationcorcrewardcpaidcorcgivencdirectlycorcindire
term ctlycthroughcanother,crenderscanycofcthecfollowingcprofessionalcservicescforcthecpurposecofcaidin
s gcthecphysiciancincthecdiagnosis,cstudy,candctreatmentcofcdiseasescandcincthecpromotioncofchealt
hcincgeneral:
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ear,candcotherclaboratorycprocedurescandctechniquesceithercmanualcorcautomated;c
2.cBloodcbankingcprocedurescandctechniques;c
3.cParasitologic,cMycologiccandcMicrobiologiccprocedurescandctechniques;c
4.cHistopathologiccandcCytotechnology;cprovidedcthatcnothingcincthiscparagraphcshallcinhibitcacd
ulycregisteredcmedicalclaboratoryctechniciancfromcperformingchistopathologicctechniquescandcp
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fcmedicalctechnologycknowledgecandcprocedures;c
6.cPreparationscandcstandardizationcofcreagents,cstandards,cstainscandcothers,cprovidedcsuchcre
agents,cstandards,cstainscandcotherscarecexclusivelycforcthecusecofctheirclaboratory;
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8.cCollectioncandcpreservationcofcspecimens;
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cAcdulycregisteredcphysiciancwhociscspeciallyctrainedcincmethodscofclaboratorycmedicine,corcthecg
rosscandcmicroscopiccstudycandcinterpretationcofctissues,csecretioncandcexcretionscofcthechuman
cbodycandcitscfunctionscincorderctocdiagnosecdisease,cfollowcitsccourse,cdeterminectheceffectivityc
ofctreatment,cascertainccausecofcdeathcandcadvancecmedicinecbycmeanscofcresearch.
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SECTIONc29.cPENALcPROVISIONS.
SECTIONc30.cSEPARABILITYcCLAUSE.
SECTIONc31.cREPEALINGcCLAUSE.
SECTIONc32.cEFFECTIVITY.