1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists
Act, 1999.
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“approved training institution” means the Kenya Medical Training
College or such other training institution as the Board may approve for the
purposes of this Act;
“Association” means the Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory
Scientific Officers;
“Board” means the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and
Technologists Board established by section 3;
“College” means the Kenya Medical Training College established by the
Kenya Medical Training College Act, 1990 (No. 14 of 1990);
“Committee” means the Disciplinary Committee of the Board established
by section 28;
“health institution” means a hospital, nursing home, convalescent home,
maternity home, health centre, dispensary or other institution where health or
medical services are rendered;
“hospital laboratory” means a facility in a health institution in which
medical laboratory analysis and investigations are carried out;
“laboratory technician” and “laboratory technologist” mean a “medical
laboratory technician” and a “medical laboratory technologist” respectively;
“medical laboratory” includes any facility where medical laboratory
analysis and investigations are carried out and includes a hospital laboratory;