Question & AnswerQ&A (DOH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2013-0006-A)
It amends certain provisions of Administrative Order No. 2013-0006, which provides guidelines on the role of the Department of Health (DOH) in the Omnibus Rules and Regulations Implementing the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as amended by Republic Act No. 10022.
Republic Act No. 10029, also known as the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009, requires psychologists to comply with its provisions and DOH standards and requirements.
The amendment allows a supervising psychologist to be employed on a full-time or part-time basis, unlike the previous requirement of full-time employment only.
The psychologist is responsible for ensuring the validity, reliability, and trustworthiness of the psychological report.
The psychological screening includes Interview, Autobiography, 16 Personality Factors Test (16 PF Test), Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM), Purdue Non-Language Test (PNLT), Basic Personality Inventory (BPI), and Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Test (BGT).
The 16 PF Test is part of the psychological screening and evaluation and can be used along with or alternatively to the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI).
The options for non-language psychological tests include Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM), Purdue Non-Language Test (PNLT), or the Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Test.
No, all other provisions of Administrative Order No. 2013-0006 remain in effect.
The order was signed by Enrique T. Ona, MD, the Secretary of Health at the time.
The legal basis includes the Omnibus Rules and Regulations Implementing the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 as amended by Republic Act No. 10022, along with the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009 (R.A. No. 10029).