CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER NO.

13 ARTICLE I: INTRODUCTION
SERIES OF 2017
SECTION 1: Rationale
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1994
shift to learning competency-based
(R.A. 7722) standards/outcomes-based education
Act creating the “Commission on Higher - bases each part of the educational system
Education (CHED)” around goals
- Under the o ice of the President - education will center in achieving those
of the Philippines goals or outcomes
- Regulating and governing all Specifies the core competencies expected of
higher education institutions and BSMT/BSMLS graduates
post-secondary educational
programs in the country - important things a graduate must have

FUNCTIONS: PSG allow the HEI to initiate curricular

innovations
- right of all citizens to a ordable
quality education
- ensure that education shall be ARTICLE 2: AUTHORITY TO OPERATE
accessible to all
- ensure and protect academic SECTION 2: Government Recognition
freedom
Private higher education institutions (PHEIs)
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
State universities and colleges (SUCs)
- Independent and separate from
Local universities and colleges (LUCs)
DECS
- O ice of the President - Must secure proper authority from the
(administrative purposes) Commission in accordance with the rules
- public and private institutions of and regulations, policies and standards.
higher education - All PHEIs with an existing BSMT/BSMLS
- degree-granting programs program are required to shift to an
outcomes-based approach based on
PSG.

ARTICLE 3: GENERAL PROVISION

SECTION 3

- Follow minimum standards and other requirements and prescriptions for

BSMT/ BSMLS.

SECTION 4

- HEIs are allowed to design curricula suited to their own contexts

- HEIs can use the CHED Implementation Handbook for Outcomes-Based
Education (OBE) and Institutional Sustainability Assessment (ISA) as a guide.
- PSG is based on the K-12 basic education system and on the new GE program.
 SECTION 6: Program Outcomes

ARTICLE 4: PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS - Common to all programs

- Common to health science
SECTION 5: Program Description - Specific to BS MT/ BS MLS
DEGREE NAME - Horizonal type in CMO no 46 s. 2012

- Bachelor of Science in Medical SPECIFIC TO BS MT/ BS MLS – GRADUATES

Technology - Technical competence
- Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory - Analytical and critical thinking skills
Science - Collection, analysis, and projection
NATURE OF THE FIELD STUDY - Inter-personal skills
- Apply research skills
- 4 years program - Participate in community
- 1 year internship in 4th year - Engage in life-long
PROGRAM GOALS - GRADUATES - E ective teaching and communication
skills
- knowledge, skills, professional attitude
and values SECTION 7: Performance Indicators
- critical thinking skills
- research and community activity DEMONSTRATE TECHNICAL
- activities related to promoting life - Collect, handle, and process specimen
- collaborative and leadership qualities - Laboratory testing accurately
PROFESSIONS/CAREERS/OPPORTUNITIES - Analyze and interpret laboratory test
- Monitor testing procedures
- License MT/MLS - Operate instruments properly
- Diagnostic Molecular Scientists - Adhere to all laboratory safety rules
- Research Scientist - Computers and laboratory software
- Educators [academe field] - Novel technology
- Diagnostic Product Specialists - Carry out the evaluation
- Public Health Practitioners - Educational methodology and Laboratory
- Healthcare Leaders management
ALLIED MEDICAL FIELDS – PRACTICE ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING
- Public Health/Epidemiology - Skills in quality assurance
- Veterinary Laboratory Science - Evaluate the validity data
- Molecular Biology/Biology - Recognize errors/problems
- Nuclear Science - Educational methodology and Resource
- Forensic Science management
- Health Administration/Management
- Food and Industrial Microbiology COLLECTION, ANALYSIS & PROJECTION

- Collect health information

- Analyze health information data
- Interpret health information data
- Contribute in designing and planning
INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS ARTICLE 5: CURRICULUM

- Work e ectively with peers SECTION 8: Curriculum Description

- Good inter-personal skills with patients
- HEIs o ering MT/MLS education exercise
- Plan and organize activities
flexibility in their curricula o ering.
- Practice professionalism
- Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory
- Principles of data security
Science courses as prescribed
- Ethical behavior
SECTION 9: Minimum Curriculum
RESEARCH SKILLS
GENED – CORE (24 units)
- Identify research topic relevant to MT/MLS
- Appropriate research methods (3 units each sub)
- Analyze and interpret research data
- Disseminate research results - UNDS
- RIPH
COMMUNITY-ORIENTED SKILLS - TCWD
- MATM
- Engage in community-oriented
- PURC
- MT activities related in the community
- ARTA
- Good practice in community service
- STAS
- Implement, monitor, and evaluate activity
- ETHICS
ENGAGE IN LIFE LONG
GENED – ELECTIVE (9 units) (3 units each sub)
- Trends and Developments
- GE ELE 1 – 3
- Professional Organization
- Continuing professional development GENED – MANDATED (3 units)
EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND COMMUNICATION - RIZAL
- Information and instruction to patients GENED – PE (8 units) (2 units each sub)
- Proper classroom management
- Oral and written instructions - PE 1 - 4
- Correct communication materials NSTP (6 units) (3 units each sub)
- Communicate e ectively (MULTIPLE
PLATFORMS) - NSTP 1 - 2

CORE (25 units)

- INOR ORG CHEM – 4 units

- ANACHEM – 4 units
- BIOCHEM – 5 units
- ANAPHY – 4 units
- PSTM – 2 units
- BIOE – 3 units
- HIS/ICTM - 3 units
PROFESSIONAL COURSE (65 units) CLINICAL INTERNSHIP HOURS

- MLSP 1 – 3 units - Clinical Chemistry (300)

- MLSP 2 – 3 units - Analysis of urine (200)
- CPHM – 4 units - Microbiology (250)
- HISTO – 2 units - Hematology (300)
- MOLECULAR BIOLOGY – 3 units - Blood banking (200)
- MTLB – 3 units - Histopath (100)
- CYTO – 2 units - Immuno (220)
- CLINICAL CHEM 1 – 5 units - Lab management (40)
- CLINICAL BACTE – 5 units - Phlebotomy (54)
- CLINICAL PARA – 3 units
32 internship duty hours per week = 1664 hrs
- HEMA 1 – 4 units
- HISTOPATH – 3 units - (2) 8 hrs regular duty = 16 hours
- LAB MANAGEMENT – 2 units - (1) 16 hrs duty per week = 16 hours
- CLINICAL CHEM 2 – 5 units
32 hrs x 52 whole year = 1664 hrs
- HEMA 2 – 3 units
- IMMUNO – 4 units - (4) 8 hrs duty per week = 32 hours
- IMMUNO HEMA – 4 units
- ANALYSIS OF URINE – 3 units 32 hrs/week x 52 weeks = 1664 hrs
- MYCOLOGY – 2 units NOTE:
- SEMINAR 1 – 1 unit
- SEMINAR 2 – 1 unit - Not be assigned in 24 hrs duty
- 1 day o
RESEARCH COURSE (5 units) - 1 day for MTAP
- Intro – 2 units - No MT/MLS allow to graduate un;ess it
- Research paper – 3 completed all academic nd intern
requirements
CLINICAL INTERNSHIP (28 units)
REQUIREMENTS FOT MT INTERNSHIP
- CLINICAL INTERN 1 – 12 units
- CLINCIAL INTERN 2 – 12 units - completed all the course requirements for
- MTAP 1 – 2 units the first three years
- MTAP 2 – 2 units - undergo physical and laboratory
examinations
- required to present proof of vaccination
SUMMARY OF UNITS against hepatitis
- GENED- CORE – 24 units
- GENED – ELECTIVE – 9 units
- GENED – MANDATE – 3 units
- PE - 8 units
- NSTP – 6 units
- CORE – 25 units
- PROFESSIONAL - 65 units
- RESEARCH – 5 units
- CLINICAL INTERNSHIP - 28 units
 ARTICLE 6: REQUIRED RESOURCES
FULL TIME FACULTY
SECTION 10: Sample Curriculum Map
- Regular teaching loads (lec or lab)
I - INTRODUCTION - No more than 3 preparations in 1 semester
- Basic concepts are merely introduced - 2 full time faculty for every 50 students
- 60% shall be in full time status
P – PRACTICE - Full time status in only one HEI
- Concepts and principles with application GENERAL
D – DEMONSTRATE - Good standing in (PRC organization and
association of Medtech)
- I + P + skills acquisition
- Accordance with the institutional policy
SECTION 13: Administration - Probationary period according to
Provision of the Labor Law Code
Shall be administered by a full-time dean/head
- Every college/university shall have a
with the following qualifications: (3 units each sub)
Faculty manual
- Filipino citizen - Pursue continuing professional
- Good moral character development
- RMT with updated PRC - Involve in research activities
- Graduate degree (Mater’s degree in MT,
VACANCY
Public Health, Education Administration,
Doctor of Medicine with Masters in MT, - Substitute or replacement must be with
Public Health, Education Administration) similar or higher qualification
- 5 yrs of very satisfactory
SECTION 15: Library
- 2 yrs managerial/supervisory
- Active member of (PRC organization and - CHED issuance
Association of Medtech) - Adequate library resources
- No teaching assignment in other - su icient quantity which shall serve the
- General function and responsibility needs of the students
(administer general policies and exercises
educational leadership among faculty) SECTION 16: Lab and Facilities

LECTURE
SECTION 14: Faculty
- 1:40 faculty/student ratio
NON-LICENSURE - Entrance and Exit door (Swing – out)
- Appropriate Masteral/Doctoral degree in LABORATORY
med
- 1:20 faculty/student ratio
LICENSURE - Fully equipped
- RMT with current nd valid PRC - Entrance and Exit door (swing)
- Holder of master’s degree in MT. Public - Minimum floor space of 1 square meter for
Health and other ever 1-2 student and locker for 1-5 student
- 1 year clinical experience - Well light and ventilated
- Each laboratory should have (supply of
water, gas, and electricity) and (accessible
safety and first aid devices)
SAFETY AND FIRST AID DEVICE ARTICLE 8: TRANSITORY, REPEALING, AND
EFFECTIVITY PROVISIONS
- Fire extinguishers
- Emergency shower SECTION 23: Transitory provision
- First aid kit/cabinet
- Safety posters PHEIs, SUCs, and LUCs existing authorization to
- Exhaust systems/Fume hood operate
- Acid resistant laboratory tabletops - period of three (3) years from the
- Eye wash e ectivity thereof to fully comply with all
- Sand box the requirements in this CMO.
Combine the laboratories such as: Academic Year 2018-2019
- Professional Laboratories: - Prescribed minimum curricular
requirements in this CMO shall be
Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Banking
and Immuno-Serology implemented

SECTION 24: Sanctions

Microbiology, Parasitology, Clinical Microscopy
and Histopathology Commission to impose sanctions
- Simulated Clinical Laboratory - Non-compliance with the provisions after
- Appropriate and safe waste disposal due process
system
Sanctions for MT/MLS schools
ARTICLE 7: COMPLIANCE OF HEIs
- 3-year consolidated Medical technology
HEI shall develop the following items which will be Licensure examination institutional
submitted to CHED when they apply for a permit performance
for a new program - Outcome of the monitoring visits.
SECTION 17 Performance
Complete Set of Program Outcomes - Graduates in the Medical Technology
SECTION 18 Examination (MTLE)

Proposed curriculum including curriculum map Professional Regulatory Board of Medical

Technology
SECTION 19
- Based for passing average or performance
Proposed performance indicators of the graduates of MT/MLS schools in the
MTLE for the past three (3) years.
SECTION 20
Outcome/result of the Joint CHED-PRC
Proposed outcomes-based learning plan
monitoring and evaluation activities
(syllabus) for each course
- Dean/Administration
SECTION 21
- Faculty
Proposed system of program assessment and - Curriculum and Instruction
evaluation - Students (Admission, Promotion, and
Retention)
SECTION 22
- Laboratory and Learning Facilities
Proposed system of program Continuous Quality - Research and Publications
Improvement (QCI) - Clinical Internship Training Program
AVERAGE PASSING PERCENTAGE IN MTLE IS
30% AND BELOW FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE YRS

30%

- Warning
- Joint CHED-PRC Monitoring Visit 1 yr

29% - 21%

- Probation
- Joint CHED-PRC Monitoring Visit 6 month

20% and below

- Phase out of Program

- Stop Admission with gradual phase out

SUBJECTED TO JOINT CHED-PRC MONITORING

AND EVALUATION

1 area

- Warning
- Joint CHED-PRC monitoring visit yearly
- Phase-out if non-compliant after 3rd visit

2 areas

- Probation
- Revisit every 6 months
- Phase-out if non-compliant after 2nd visit

More than 2 areas

- Phase out of Program

- Stop Admission with gradual phase out

SECTION 25: Replacing Clause

Supersedes all previous issuance concerning

MT/MLS education which may be inconsistent or
contradictory with any of the provisions.

SECTION 26: E ectivity Clause

- School year 2018-2019

- May 08, 2017
- Quezon City, Philippines
- SIGNED BY: Patricia B. Licuanan, PhD
(chairman)