Offenses Committed by LTO Accredited Physicians
- Offenses are categorized into Major and Minor offenses as per Administrative Order No. RIB-2007-012.
Major Offenses (70 Demerit Points)
- Misrepresentation in obtaining accreditation certificate.
- Issuing pre-signed medical certificates.
- Allowing unauthorized persons to conduct medical exams.
- Conviction involving crimes of moral turpitude.
- Conducting medical exams outside the accredited jurisdiction.
- Failing to perform actual and accurate examination before issuing certificates.
- Recommending professional driver’s license issuance to persons with disabilities.
- Issuing certificates with expired accreditation.
- Overcharging applicants for medical certificates.
Minor Offenses (20 Demerit Points)
- Failure to maintain regular clinic hours within accredited municipality or city.
- Transferring clinic without approval from Regional Committee.
- 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 10 days prior to leave.
- Omitting applicant’s limitations in the medical certificate.
- Complaints related to physician’s performance.
Performance Evaluation and Penalties
- Each medical setup item carries 1 point; absence leads to 1 point demerit.
- Major offenses carry 70 points demerit.
- Minor offenses carry 20 points demerit.
- Accruing a total score of 70 points or below results in failure to meet performance standards.
- Physicians failing to meet criteria are ineligible for accreditation renewal.
- Performance evaluations are mandatory requirements for renewal applications.
- The performance monitoring aligns with ISO 9000-2001 standards for continuous public service improvement.