Medical Technology

Overview

Medical Laboratory Professionals are vital healthcare detectives, uncovering and providing laboratory information from laboratory analyses that assist physicians in patient diagnosis and treatment, as well as in disease monitoring or prevention (maintenance of health).

Medical Laboratory Professionals use biomedical instrumentation and technology, computers and methods requiring manual dexterity to perform laboratory testing on blood, tissues, and body fluids.
The following professions are registered under the auspices of the Professional Board for Medical Technology:

Medical Laboratory Scientists
Student Medical Laboratory Scientists
Medical Technologists
Intern Medical Technologists
Student Medical Technologists
Medical Technicians
Student Medical Technicians
Supplementary Medical Technicians
Laboratory Assistants
Student Laboratory Assistants
Supplementary Laboratory Assistants

Vision

Quality and ethical medical technology services for all.

Mission

The Professional Board for Medical Technology’s mission is to develop, strengthen, implement, monitor, and evaluate quality standards in education, training, and practice environments by:

Implement academic articulation route for developing career progression.
Ensure compliance to requirements for registration, licensure, CPD, ethical rules and scope of the profession.
Embrace technological progressions.
Promote development of specialization discipline categories in the profession.
Promote post graduate education.
Proactively aligning to the needs of the country through effective stakeholder engagement.

Board Members

The Professional Boards are constituted in terms of section 15A of the Health Professions Act 56 of 1974. In terms of the section, Professional Boards are statutory structures whose overall objective is to ensure the establishment and maintenance of acceptable levels of health care services in the professions under their control. The Health Professions Act 56 of 1974 empowers Professional Boards to assume control and exercise authority in respect of all matters affecting the training of persons in, and the manner of the exercise of the practices pursued in connection with, any profession falling within the ambit of the professional board, and to maintain and enhance the dignity of the profession and the integrity of the persons practising the profession.

The current Board was inaugurated on 05 November 2020, and they will hold office for a period of five (5) years.

The following members were appointed to serve on the Professional Boards for Medical Technology:

Chairperson	Ms AF Vuma
Vice-Chairperson	Prof CG Grobler
	Ms A Sheldon Mr MH Tefo Ms BK Makabe Ms KO Mvumvu Dr BT Mkhize Mr SS Bakhane Ms N Nikiwe Ms NS Mthembu

In terms of Regulation 2 of the Regulations relating to the functions and functioning of the Professional Board, the Professional Board at its first meeting each year must appoint Committees which would function until the first meeting of the Professional Board in the following year.

The Professional Board for Medical Technology has established the following Committees:

Education, Training and Registration Committee
Committee of Preliminary Enquiries
Professional Practice Committee
Executive Committee

MEETING DATES OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES

Planning Timetable 2024 - 2025

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Announcements

e-bulletin	View document

Re-advertisement External Moderator Clinical Pathology	View document
SMLTSA External Moderator Vacancies 2024 - 2026 Clinical Chemistry	View document
SMLTSA External Moderator Vacancies 2024 - 2026 Re-advertisement	View document

Invitation to be an accredited service providers for continuing professional development (CPD) of the Professional Board for Medical Technology

Invitation	View document
Criteria and Guidelines for Accreditors	View document
CPD 2A Application for ASP status	View document

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Registration Forms

Form 8 - Visiting Student	Download form
Form 19 - Additional Qualification	Download form
Form 23 - Forensic Pathology Officer	Download form
Form 23 - Medical Technologist	Download form
Form 23 MLS - Medical Laboratory Scientists	Download form
Form 23 - Medical Technician	Download form
Form 24 - Medical Technologist	Download form
Form 24 - Medical Technician	Download form
Form 24 LA - Application for registration as Lab Assistant	Download form
Form 24 - Forensic Pathology Officer	Download form
Form 25 - Medical Technology	Download form
Form 26 MTIN - Application for Registration as an Intern Medical Technologist	Download form
Form 27 - Independent Practice	Download form
Form 53 - Student	Download form
Form 53 - Student GTS/LAS	Download form
Form 133	Download form

Accreditations

In terms of Section 16 of the Health Professions Act 56 of 1974, the Board has control of education and training.

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Recognition of Higher Education Institutions:

MTB - HEI Self-Evaluation Report Template	View document
Guidelines for the evaluations of HEI – Medical Technology	View document
Virtual guidelines for evaluations of HEI- Medical Technology	View document
Annual Report template for Higher Education Institutions	View document

Approved Education and Training Institutions that Offer the Diploma in Biomedical Technology and Bachelor of Health Science in Medical Laboratory Science:

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Central University of Technology Durban University of Technology Mangosuthu University of Technology Nelson Mandela University Tshwane University of Technology University of Johannesburg Vaal University of Technology
Contact details for Higher Education Institutions:	Click here to download

List of Approved Training Laboratories

Gauteng	View document
Free State	View document
Eastern Cape	View document
Western Cape	View document
KwaZulu Natal	View document
Limpopo & Mpumalanga	View document
North - West & Northern Cape	View document

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Recognition of Clinical Training Facilities:

Form 108B application for approval of training laboratories – guidelines for approval of training laboratories		View document
Virtual guidelines for evaluations of training facilities- Medical Technology		View document

Evaluations and Recognition of Training Clinical Facilities

Facilities wishing to offer internship and work based integrated learning to Medical Technology students and interns must apply to the Board for the approval.

The criteria for approval of clinical training facilities stipulates the minimum requirements for recognition of such facilities and are contained in the application for the approval of training laboratories for Medical Technology.

Applications for approval for Training Laboratories for Medical Technology Form 108B

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The Education, Training and Registration Committee convenes four (4) times a year to consider applications submitted by higher education institutions wishing to training programs in Medical Technology, including training facilities wishing to train interns and students in Medical Technology.

Guidelines for the Approval of Cluster Training Laboratories

Guidelines and general application for training laboratory cluster model Form 108A	View document
Annexure 1 Application for training laboratory for cluster training laboratory	View document
Appendix A Staff complement	View document
Appendix B Student interview	View document
Appendix C Annual report	View document

Examinations

The Society for Medical Laboratory Technologists of South Africa (SMLTSA) is conducting national and foreign qualified Board examinations on behalf of the Professional Board for Medical Technology.

2024 Board Exam Schedule

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Please contact the Society for Medical Laboratory Technologists of South Africa (SMLTSA) regarding examination:

Tel: 021 531 1231

E-mail: administrator@smltsa.org.za

Website: www.SMLTSA.org.za

Examinations Guidelines for Foreign Qualified Practitioners
Guidelines for registrations Foreign qualified Medical Technologists Form 176MT	View document

Syllabi for Professional Board for Medical Technology

Immunohaematology Medical Technologist Syllabus	View document
Immunohaematology Technicians Syllabus	View document
Virology Technologist and Syllabus	View document
Clinical Pathology MT & MLS	View document
Clinical Pathology GT syllabus	View document
Cytogenetics Syllabus	View document
Cytology GT Syllabus	View document
Cytology MT Syllabus	View document
GT Microbiology Syllabus	View document
GT Syllabus Haem Technicians	View document
MT MLS Syllabus Haem Technologist	View document
MT Microbiology Syllabus	View document
Phlebotomy syllabus	View document
Histo Pathological Techniques syllabus MT MLS	View document
Histopathology syllabi for MLS MT	View document
TB Technician Syllabus	View document
Clinical Chemistry Technicians Syllabus	View document
Clinical Chemistry technologist Syllabus	View document
Haematology Technician syllabus	View document
Histology Technician syllabus	View document
Immunology GT syllabus	View document
Immunology Technologist syllabus	View document
Laboratory Assistant syllabus	View document
Virology Technician study	View document
Virology syllabus for Medical Technicians	View document
Virology syllabus for Medical Technologist and MLS	View document

Policies

Form 160MT policy relating to registration and training of student and intern medical laboratory professions

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Guidelines

The guidelines for the Board include the Ethical Rules of Conduct in respect of which we may take disciplinary steps.

Guidelines for registration of Foreign Qualified Medical Technologists/Science Graduates Form 176 MT	View document
Form 160 policy relating to registration and training of student and intern medical laboratory professions	View document
Guidelines for approval of training laboratories Form 108B	View document
Guidelines for approval of Higher education institutions Form 287	View document
Guidelines for the Recognition of Clinical Pathology training time towards specialists exams	View document
Medical Technologists - Protocol to enter into Private practice	View document
Supervision guidelines	View document

Restoration Guidelines

Restoration Guidelines
MT Undertaking by Supervisor	View document
MT Supervised Practice Guidelines	View document
Form 18 - Supervisory Report	View document

Rules

Rules relating to the registration of student medical technicians – BN 38/96	View document
Rules for the registration of medical technologists – BN 51/96	View document

Regulations

Constitution of the Board	View document

Regulations

Regulations relating to the registration of medical technicians in phlebotomy – GN 361/2004	View document
Regulations defining the scope of the profession of medical technology – GN R376/2005	View document
Regulations relating to qualifications for registration of laboratory assistants – GN R327/2007	View document
Regulations relating to the registration of intern medical technologists – GN R278/2008	View document
Regulations relating to the registration by medical technologists of additional qualifications	View document
Regulations relating to the registration of medical technicians in the category tuberculosis (bacterium) – GN R399/2012	View document
Regulations relating to the registration of medical technicians in the category Virology	View document
Regulations relating to the registration of medical technicians in the category Immunology	View document

Professionals

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Vision

Mission

Syllabi for Professional Board for Medical Technology

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