Section 4
SEC. 4. Section 7 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7. Medical Technology Board.—There is hereby created a Medical Technology Board under the Professional Regulation Commission, which shall thereafter be referred to as the Board composed of a Chairman who is a pathologist, and two (2) members who are registered medical technologists who shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Professional Regulation Commission. The Chairman and members of the Board shall hold office for three (3) years after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified: Provided, That the incumbent members will continue to serve until the expiration of their terms. In case of death, disability, or removal of a member of the Board, his successor shall serve only the balance of his term." SEC. 5. Paragraph 3 and 5 of Section 8 of the same Act are hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 8. Qualification of Examiners.—No person shall be appointed a member of the Medical Technology Board unless he or she: x x x x x x x is a duly registered medical technologist of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Bachelor of Science in Hygiene/Public Health; x x x is not a member of the faculty of any medical technology school for at least two (2) years prior to appointment or having any pecuniary interest direct or indirect in such institution."