Section 11. Functions and Duties of the Board. —

The Board is vested with authority and required, conformably, with the provisions of this Act, to:

1. Administer the provisions of this Act;

2. Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;

3. Issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of medical technology and medical laboratory technician;

4. 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;

5. Investigate such violations of this Act or of the rules and regulations issued thereunder as may come to the knowledge of the Board and, for this purpose issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure appearance of witnesses and production of documents in connection with charges presented to the Board; and

6. Draft such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act: Provided, That the same shall be issued only after the approval of the President of the Philippines.

7. To determine the adequacy of the technical staff of all clinical laboratories and blood banks before they could be licensed with the Department of Health in accordance with R.A. No. 4655 and 1517;

8. To prescribe the qualification and training of medical technologists as to special fields of the profession and supervise their specialty examination conducted by the professional organization of medical technologists accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission;

9. To classify and prescribe the qualification and training of the technical staff of clinical laboratories as to: Chief Medical Technologist; Senior Medical Technologist; Medical Technologist and Medical Laboratory Technician.

[Pursuant to Sec. 3, PD 1534 (1978):]

Subparagraphs (g) and (i) of Section 11 of Republic Act No. 5527 as amended, are hereby repealed.