LTO Accredited Physicians Performance Criteria

LTO implements the criteria in compliance with ISO 9000-2001 standards for continuous improvement in public service delivery.
The circular sets monitoring criteria to evaluate whether accredited physicians maintain required standards for medical setup and conduct.

Medical set-up constitutes 10% of the performance evaluation for an accredited physician.
Medical set-up is scored using two components worth 5 points each: Medical Equipments (5 points) and Medical Clinic (5 points).
The “Medical Equipments” component requires the presence of the following items: Snellenas Chart, Ishihara plate, Blood pressure apparatus, Height scale, and Weighing scale.
The “Medical Clinic” component requires: at least ten square feet, a clinic located within 100–200 meters radius from LTO, a waiting area for the applicants, display of a valid Accreditation Certificate with recent photograph, and a well-maintained clinic (good ventilation, clean).

Performance evaluation includes demerits for offenses committed by LTO Accredited Physicians pursuant to Administrative Order No. RIB-2007-012.
Major offenses carry a demerit equivalent to 70 points.
Minor offenses carry a demerit equivalent to 20 points.

Major offenses include misrepresentation in procuring the accreditation certificate.
Major offenses include issuing pre-signed medical certificate in the clinic.
Major offenses include allowing other person/physician to conduct the required medical examination.
Major offenses include conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude.
Major offenses include conducting medical examination to driver’s license applicants outside the jurisdiction where he is accredited.
Major offenses include conduct[ing] actual and accurate examination to applicants prior to issuance of medical certificate.
Major offenses include recommending issuance of a professional driver’s license to persons with disability.
Major offenses include issuing a medical certificate with expired Accreditation Certificate.
Major offenses include overcharging of professional fee for medical certificate issued to driver’s license applicants.

Minor offenses include failure of the physician to hold clinic regularly within the same municipality or city of the Licensing Center/Agency where he is accredited.
Minor offenses include failure to secure permission/approval of the Regional Committee on Accreditation of Physicians if the physician decides to transfer his clinic.
Minor offenses include non-compliance with the prescribed form in the issuance of medical certificate under Administrative Order No. RIB-2007-012 dated 17 May 2007.
Minor offenses include failure to keep medical records and submit a report to the Regional Committee on Accreditation of Physicians within fifteen (15) days at the end of every month, with a copy furnished LTO Central Office Accreditation Committee.
Minor offenses include failure to file leave of absence within ten (10) days prior to the proposed leave to the District Office, Regional and Central Office Committee on Accreditation.
Minor offenses include failure to indicate in the medical certificate the limitations of the applicant.
Minor offenses include the number of complaints received by the office in relation to the physician’s function as accredited physician.

Each item listed under “Criteria for Medical set-up” is assigned an equivalent score of one (1) point.
Absence of any item indicated under “Criteria for Medical set-up” results in a demerit of one (1) point.
Each major offense committed results in demerits equivalent to seventy (70) points.
Each minor offense committed results in demerits equivalent to twenty (20) points.
An accredited physician who garnered a total score of seventy (70) points and below does not meet the required performance evaluation criteria and is not eligible for the renewal of application for accreditation.
The performance evaluation report under these criteria forms part of the mandatory requirements for renewal of the accreditation application.