QuestionsQuestions (LTO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. RIB-2007-889)
It establishes criteria for monitoring the performance of LTO Accredited Physicians, in line with ISO 9000-2001 and the goal of continuous, effective, and efficient public service.
(1) Medical set-up (10%), (2) major offenses (70 points), and (3) minor offenses (20 points).
It covers (a) the medical equipment used during examinations and (b) the medical clinic’s specified size, location, and basic facilities such as a waiting area and display of valid accreditation.
Snellen’s chart, Ishihara plate, blood pressure apparatus, height scale, and weighing scale.
The clinic must be at least ten square feet, located within 100–200 meters radius from the LTO, have a waiting area, display a valid accreditation certificate with a recent photograph, and be well-maintained (e.g., good ventilation and clean).
Each item has an equivalent score of one (1) point; absence of any item results in a demerit of one (1) point.
Major offenses include the enumerated acts (e.g., misrepresentation for accreditation, pre-signed medical certificates, allowing others to conduct examinations, moral turpitude conviction, off-jurisdiction examination, inaccurate examination, recommending licenses for persons with disability, expired accreditation certificates, overcharging). Any major offense earns demerits equivalent to 70 points.
An accredited physician who garners a total score of seventy (70) points and below does not meet the required performance evaluation criteria and will not be eligible for renewal of accreditation.
The memorandum explicitly classifies it as a major offense under Administrative Order No. RIB-2007-012, and it carries 70 demerit points.
Issuing or providing pre-signed medical certificates in the clinic is listed as a major offense.
Allowing other person/physician to conduct the required medical examination and conducting the examination outside the jurisdiction where the physician is accredited are both major offenses.
Conducting actual and accurate examinations before issuance of medical certificates (i.e., failure to do so) is a major offense, as is issuing a medical certificate with an expired accreditation certificate.
Recommending issuance of a professional driver’s license to persons with disability is listed as a major offense.
Overcharging the professional fee for medical certificates issued to driver’s license applicants is classified as a major offense.
Minor offenses include enumerated acts such as failure to hold clinic regularly in the same municipality/city, failure to secure approval for clinic transfer, non-compliance with prescribed medical certificate form, failure to keep medical records and submit monthly reports within 15 days, failure to file leave of absence within 10 days, failure to indicate limitations of the applicant, and number of complaints received. Any minor offense carries 20 demerit points.
Failure to keep medical records and submit report to the Regional Committee of Accreditation of Physicians within fifteen (15) days at the end of every month, with copy furnished to LTO Central Office Accreditation Committee, is a minor offense.
Failure to file leave of absence within ten (10) days prior to the proposed leave to the District, Regional, and Central Office Committee on Accreditation is a minor offense.
The physician must indicate in the medical certificate the limitations of the applicant; failure to do so is listed as a minor offense.
The memorandum states that the performance evaluation report shall form part of the mandatory requirements in the renewal of accreditation.