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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1519
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1519 -
REVISING THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL CARE ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY
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(REPEALED
BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875)
WHEREAS, Republic Act Number Sixty-One Hundred Eleven entitled "An Act
Establishing the Philippine Medical Care Plan Creating the Philippine
Medical Care Commission, Prescribing its Duties, Powers and Functions
and Appropriating Funds Therefor" enacted on August 4, 1969 requires
revision in order to be responsive to the situation;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, such revision is a condition to the more effective
implementation of the law and the achievement of its goals;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Medical Care Program is one of the vital projects of the
government in the New Society.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Short Title. — This Decree shall be known
as the Revised Philippine Medical Care Act.
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby
declared to the policy of the government to gradually provide total
medical service for our people by adopting and implementing a
comprehensive and coordinated medical care plan based on the following
concepts of health care:cralaw:red
a) There shall be comprehensive medical care
according to the needs of the patient. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) The use of government and private medical
facilities shall be coordinated as public service instrumentalities for
the people.
c) Optimum health care shall be achieved by
preserving and promoting a proper inter-relationship among physicians,
patients and hospitals.
Section 3. Purpose and Objectives. — The main
purposes and objectives of this Decree are:cralaw:red
a) To provide medical care to residents of the
country in an evolutionary way within our economic means and capability
as a nation.
b) To provide our people with a viable means of
helping themselves pay for adequate medical care.
Section 4. Definition of Terms. — For the purpose of
this Decree the following terms shall mean as follows:cralaw:red
a) Commission — The Philippine Medical Care
Commission created under R.A. No. 6111.
b) Philippine Medical Care Plan — the total Plan
consisting of Programs I and II.
c) SSS — the Social Security System created under
Republic Act Number Eleven Hundred Sixty One as amended.
d) GSIS — The Government Service Insurance System
Created under Commonwealth Act Number One Hundred Eighty Six as
amended.
e) Employee — Any person compulsorily covered by
either GSIS or SSS.
f) Beneficiary — Any person entitled to medical care
benefits under this Decree.
g) Employer — The employer of the employee.
h) Legal Dependent — Persons other than members and
contributors who are entitled to benefits under this Decree in
accordance with such terms and conditions as the Commission may
prescribe.
i) Medical Care Benefits — Services relative to
illness or injury including major dental or operation which needs
hospitalization, subject to reasonable limitations as will be imposed
by the technical organization and finances of the Philippine Medical
Care Plan.
j) Hospital — Any medical facility, government or
private, accredited in accordance with rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commission.
k) Medical or Dental Practitioner — Any doctor of
medicine or doctor of dental medicine duly licensed to practice in the
Philippines who is a member in good standing of the Philippine Medical
Association or of the Philippine Dental Association and accredited in
accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the
Commission. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
l) Service Beds — Private and government hospital
beds set aside for beneficiaries of the Philippine Medical Care Plan as
may be prescribed by the Commission.
m) Single Period of Confinement — A single
confinement or series of confinements for the same illness, with
intervals of not more than ninety (90) days.
n) Medical or Dental Attendance — Medical of dental
care of a patient by a physician or medical staff or dentist or dental
staff of the hospital.
Section 5. Philippine Medical Care Commission. — To
carry out the purposes and objective of this Decree, the Philippine
Medical Care Commission created by Republic Act No. 6111, hereinafter
referred to as the Commission, shall be composed of a Chairman, an
Executive Director and the following members: the Administrator of the
Social Security System, the General Manager of the Government Service
Insurance System, the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Finance,
the Secretary of Local Governments and Community Development, the
President of the Philippine Medical Association, the President of the
Philippine Hospital Association, and two (2) members representing the
private sector. The private sector representative shall be appointed by
the President of the Philippines for a term of six (6) years.
The ex-officio members may designate their representatives who shall
exercise the plenary powers of their principals as well as enjoy the
same benefits available to the latter.
When the Chairman is temporarily unable to perform his functions or in
case of vacancy of the office, the Executive Director shall serve as
the Acting Chairman.
Section 6. Functions of the Commission. — The
Commission shall have the following functions and powers: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
a) To formulate policies, administer and implement
the Philippine Medical Care Plan, consistent with the National Health
Plan.
b) To ensure that medical care is provided to members
covered by the Philippine Medical Care Plan.
c) To organize its offices, fix the compensation of
and appoint its Secretary and such other personnel as may be deemed
necessary, subject to pertinent budget and compensation laws, rules and
regulations.
d) To establish when deemed necessary provincial,
city and municipal medical care councils.
e) To accredit medical and dental practitioners,
government and private hospitals and other facilities for participation
in the Medical Care Plan under such terms and conditions as the
Commission may sent.
f) To promulgate or prescribe rules and regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this
Decree.
g) To recommend to the President from time to time
according to sound actuarial procedures the contributions as well as
benefits under the Philippine Medical Care Plan as resources allow in
order to insure adequate financing and effective delivery or medical
care to all beneficiaries of the Plan.
h) To fix and provide from its funds the necessary
amount for the operation of Provincial Medical Care Councils, City
Medical Care Councils and the Municipal Medical Care Councils so that
they could carry out their respective functions under the Medical Care
Plan. Council members shall be entitled to per diems for every meeting
actually attended by them as well as actual and necessary travel
expenses as the Commission may provide, subject to pertinent laws,
rules and regulations on compensation honoraria and allowances.
Ex-officio council members shall be provided with an honorarium in such
amount as the Commission may approve subject to pertinent rules and
regulations on honoraria.
i) To ensure a homogenous distribution of adequate
hospital accommodations for in-patient care through a national network
of government and private medical care facilities and to coordinate
with the department of health in the implementation of the Hospital
Licensure Act.
j) To acquire in behalf of the Republic of the
Philippines, real or personal property which may be necessary or
expedient for the attainment of the purposes of the Commission.
k) To enter into agreement or contracts in the manner
and under such terms and conditions as the Commission may deem proper
for the efficient and effective administration of the Commission.
l) To adopt control measures to prevent abuses of the
Philippine Medical Care Plan.
m) To investigate upon its own initiative or upon
complaint in writing, any violation of this Decree or of the
implementing rules and regulations and to suspend or revoke, after
notice and hearing, the accreditation extended to any government or
private hospital, drug store, medical and dental practitioner, who
commits such violation: Provided, That any order or decision rendered
by the Commission under this paragraph shall be appealable to the
Office of the President in accordance with the procedure established
under Executive Order No. 19, Series of 1966. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
n) To submit to the President of the Philippines
annually within the first ten days of each year, a report covering its
activities in the administration and enforcement of this Decree during
the preceding fiscal year.
o) To coordinate with other appropriate government
agencies in the development of medical and allied manpower based on the
needs of the health care delivery system.
p) Generally to exercise all powers necessary to
attain the purposes and objectives of this Decree.
Section 7. Meetings and Hearings of the Commission. —
The meetings and hearings of the Commission shall be held as often as
necessary at the discretion of the Chairman or at the request of the
majority of the members of the Commission. The presence of six (6)
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The members of the
Commission shall receive a per diem for every meeting and hearing
attended subject to pertinent budget laws, rules and regulations on
compensation, honoraria and allowances. Each member of the Commission,
except the Chairman and the Executive Director, shall receive monthly
commutable allowance subject to the aforementioned laws, rules and
regulations on compensation.
Section 8. Chairman of the Commission. — The Chairman
of the Commission shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines for a term of six (6) years. He shall be a reputable member
of the medical profession with at least twelve (12) years of experience
in medical practice. He shall hold office on a full time basis and
shall nor be removed except for cause. He shall receive such salary and
remuneration as may be determined by the Commission, subject to
provisions of P.D. No. 985. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The Chairman shall preside over the meetings of the Commission and
shall implement its decisions. He shall exercise supervision and
control over all operations of the Commission.
Section 9. The Vice-Chairman and Executive Director
of the Commission. — The Executive Director who shall also be the
Vice-Chairman shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines
for a term of six (6) years and shall have at least ten (10) years of
experience in business undertaking or medical practice. He shall hold
office on a fulltime basis and shall not be removed except for cause.
He shall receive such salary and remuneration as may be determined by
the Commission, subject to the provisions of P.D. No. 985.
The Executive Director shall advise and assist the Chairman in the
formulation and implementation of rules and regulations necessary to
carry out the policies established by the Commission. He shall perform
such functions as may be assigned to him by the Chairman.
Section 10. The Philippine Medical Care Plan. — The
Philippine Medical Care Plan shall consist of the following which shall
provide medical care benefits:cralaw:red
a) Program I — for members of the SSS and the GSIS
including their legal dependents. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) Program II — for those not covered under Program
I. This shall be in accordance with Section 33 hereof.
Section 11. Program I. — All members of the SSS and
GSIS and all their legal dependents as defined under Section 4 hereof
shall be provided with medical care benefits.
In case an employee is both covered by the SSS and GSIS, only his
employment with the latter shall be considered for purposes of his
coverage.
Section 12. Medical Care Benefits. — Under such
rules, regulations and/or conditions as the SSS or the GSIS may
prescribe subject to the approval of the Commission, a beneficiary
under Program I who suffers from sickness or injury requiring
hospitalization/surgical operation shall be entitled to the following
benefits:cralaw:red
a) Allowance for hospital room and board at twelve
(P12.00) pesos per day for a period not exceeding 45 days per year for
each member of Program I and another 45 days per year to be shared by
all his legal dependents. The Commission may, however, fix a higher
rate not exceeding eighteen (P18.00) pesos per day in accordance with
such standards that it may sent.
b) Allowance for necessary drugs and laboratory
examination including X-ray not exceeding one hundred fifty (P150.00)
pesos per single period of confinement. However, amount not exceeding
two hundred fifty (P250.00) pesos may be allowed for cases requiring
intensive care as may be defined by the Commission.
c) Surgeon's fee allowance not exceeding fifty
(P50.00) pesos for minor surgery, two hundred fifty (P250.00) pesos for
medium surgery and five hundred (P500.00) pesos for a major surgery,
the exact amount of which shall be determined under a relative value
scheme covering each kind of surgical procedure under rules and
regulations to be promulgated by the Commission for this purpose, but
not to exceed five hundred (P500.00) pesos for any listed operation.
The fee shall cover two (2) days of pre-operative care and five (5)
days of post-operative care.
d) Operating room fee allowance not exceeding twenty
(P20.00) for a minor surgery, fifty (P50.00) pesos for medium surgery,
and seventy-five (P75.00) pesos for major surgery.
e) Anesthesiologists' fee allowance shall not exceed
thirty per cent (30%) of the surgeon's fees.
f) Allowance for medical and dental practitioner's
fee of ten (P10.00) pesos for each daily visit not to exceed two
hundred (P200.00) pesos for a single period of confinement or for any
sickness or injury provided that in determining the compensation daily
visit occasioned by any one sickness or injury not more than one visit
for any one day shall be counted.
g) Allowance for sterilization expenses of a
contributing member or his spouse as may be determined by the
Commission.
The beneficiary shall have the option to secure the drugs and medicines
used for his treatment from either the hospital pharmacy wherein he is
confined or from any retail drug store of his own choice subject to the
rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission or as provided for
in Sections 21 and 22 thereof.
Out-patient and domiciliary care shall be carried out by existing
government hospitals, rural health units, other government clinics and
all clinics under the supervision of various government entities.
As soon as feasible, the Commission shall provide expense allowances
for ambulatory and domiciliary care benefits rendered in/by government
or private hospitals or clinics to beneficiaries of this Medical Care
Act subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission.
All government hospital, sanitaria, clinics, dispensaries and rural
health units shall provide back-up services to the medical care plan
especially for patients occupying service beds.
Section 13. Participants in the Delivery of Medical
Care Services. — Only the following may participate in the delivery of
medical care services in the Philippine Medical Care Plan under such
rules and regulations as the Commission may set:cralaw:red
a) Hospitals duly accredited by the Commission.
b) Medical and Dental practitioners duly accredited
by the Commission.
c) Drug stores duly accredited by the Commission.
Section 14. Free Choice of Hospital, Medical or
Dental Attendance. — Any beneficiary who becomes sick or is injured
shall be free to choose the hospital in which he will be confined and
the medical and dental practitioner or medical or dental attendance by
whom he will be treated, under such rules and regulations as
promulgated by the Commission.
The right of any beneficiary who so desires to arrange privately for
medical care at his own expense shall not be prejudiced by any
provision of this Decree.
Section 15. Entitlement to Medical Care Benefits. —
An employee who shall have paid at least three monthly contributions
during the last twelve months prior to the first day of the single
period of confinement, as well as his legal dependents shall be
entitled to medical care benefits: Provided, That until such time that
such an employee becomes entitled to the benefits of Program I, he
shall be covered by Program II.
Section 16. Supervision. — The Commission, the SSS
and GSIS shall exercise supervision over the confined beneficiaries
under such rules and regulations as they may promulgate for the
purpose. This authority may be exercised by the Commission through its
intermediaries.
Section 17. The GSIS and the SSS Health Insurance
Funds. — Payment for medical care benefits in Program I shall be borne
with the SSS and GSIS Health Insurance Funds which shall consist of all
contributions and accruals thereto. These funds shall be kept distinct
and separate from all other funds administered by the said agencies.
The Health Insurance Funds administered under the GSIS and SSS shall be
deposited, invested, administered and disbursed in the same manner and
under the same conditions, requirements, and safeguards as provided by
Republic Act Number Eleven Hundred Sixty-One, as amended, and
Commonwealth Act Number One Hundred Eighty-six as amended, with regard
to such other funds as are administered by the SSS or GSIS
respectively: Provided, That the SSS and GSIS may disburse each for
operational expenses not more than 12 per cent of the total
contributions and investment earnings collected during the year.
Section 18. Rates of Contributions for SSS and GSIS
Health Insurance Funds. — Contributions for the Health Insurance Funds
by members of the SSS and GSIS shall be compulsory in accordance with
the following schedule: chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Monthly Salary
Contribution Employer's Employee's
Wage of Earnings
Base Contribution Contribution
P1.00 - P49.99
P25.00 P0.30 P0.30
50.00 - 99.99
75.00 0.95 0.95
100.00 - 149.99
125.00 1.55 1.55
150.00 - 199.99 175.00
2.20 2.20
200.00 - 249.99 225.00
2.80 2.80
250.00 - 349.99 300.00
3.75 3.75
350.00 - 499.99 425.00
5.35 5.35
500.00 - Above 600.00
7.50 7.50
Section 19. Collection of Contributions to the SSS
and GSIS Health Insurance Funds. — The employer shall deduct from his
employee's monthly compensation the employee's contribution. The
employee's contribution and the employer's counterpart thereof shall be
remitted by the employer directly to the GSIS and SSS, as the case may
be, in the same manner as other SSS and GSIS contributions and shall be
subject to the same penalties for late payment. The employer's
counterpart contribution shall not in any manner be recovered from the
employee. Failure of the employer to remit to the GSIS or the SSS the
corresponding employee's and employer's contributions shall not be a
reason for depriving the employee of the benefits of this Decree.
Section 20. Effects of Separation from Employment. —
An employee who is no longer obliged to contribute under Section 19
hereof by separation from employment may continue to enjoy medical care
benefits, subject to such rules and regulations and/or conditions as
the Commission may prescribe.
Section 21. Payment of Medical Care Benefits. —
Payment for medical care service shall be made directly to the
hospital, the medical or dental practitioner, and the retail drug store
according to rules, regulations and/or conditions which the Commission
may set: Provided, That when the charges and fees agreed upon between
the beneficiary, who chooses to occupy a bed more expensive than a
service bed, and the provider of the service exceed the amount of
benefits provided for under this Decree, the difference shall be borne
personally by the patient. Medical Care expenses incurred while outside
the country may be reimbursed to the beneficiary under such rules,
regulations and/or conditions as the Commission may prescribe.
Section 22. Limitation to Payment of Benefits. —
Claims for payment of services rendered under this Decree which are
filed beyond sixty (60) days after the discharge of the patient from
the hospital or from the time a patient has been declared well shall be
barred from payment.
Payment for services rendered may be reduced or denied when the
claimant:cralaw:red
a) Furnishes false or incorrect information
concerning any matter required by this Decree or the rules and
regulations promulgated by the Commission.
b) Fails without good cause or legal ground to comply
with any provision of this Decree or the implementing rules and
regulations of the Commission.
The cost of medical care benefits of patients confined in service beds
shall be limited to the prescribed medical care benefit allowances.
When claim is reduced or denied, the amount thus reduced or denied
shall not be charged directly or indirectly to the beneficiary involved
unless the latter is directly responsible for the cause of such
reduction or denial.
Section 23. Exclusion. — The benefits granted under
the Medical Care Plan shall not cover any expenses for:cralaw:red
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d) Normal obstetrical delivery; and
e) Services which are purely diagnostic.
Section 24. Provincial Medical Care Council. — The
Commission shall establish in each province a Provincial Medical Care
Council of seven (7) members, to be composed of: (1) the Provincial
Health Officer or in his absence his authorized representative; (2) a
representative of the Provincial Governor chosen from his official
staff and confirmed by the Commission; (3) the Provincial Treasurer, or
in his absence, his duly authorized representative; (4) a duly
designated representative of the Philippine Medical Association who is
a member of the Association's component society; (5) a duly designated
representative of the Philippine Hospital Association preferably the
chief of one of the private hospitals in the province, if any; and (6
and 7) two private citizens of the province representing the
beneficiaries of the Philippine Medical Care Plan.
The last four (4) mentioned members shall be appointed by the
Commission and shall hold office for a period of two (2) years unless
sooner removed for cause by the Commission. The Council shall elect
annually its Chairman and such other officers as may be deemed
necessary. The Provincial Medical Care Council shall exercise such
power and duties as may be authorized by the Commission. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 25. City Medical Council. — The Commission
shall establish in each chartered city a Medical Care Council of seven
(7) members, to be composed of: (1) the City Health Officer or in his
absence his authorized representative; (2) City Treasurer or in his
absence his authorized representative; (3) a representative of the City
Mayor chosen from his official staff and confirmed by the Commission;
(4) a duly designated representative of the Philippine Medical
Association who is a member of the Association's components society,
(5) a duly designated representative of the Philippine Hospital
Association preferably the chief of a private hospital in the City, if
any; and two private citizens from the city representing the
beneficiaries of the Philippine Medical Care Plan. The last four (4)
mentioned members shall be appointed by the Commission and shall hold
office for a period of two (2) years unless sooner removed for cause by
the Commission.
The Council shall elect annually its Chairman and such other officers
as may be deemed necessary, and shall perform such functions as may be
directed by the Commission.
Whenever it is deemed necessary, the Commission may organize District
Medical Care Councils of not more than five (5) members whose functions
shall be to assist the City Medical Care Council in implementing the
Medical Care Plan for the City in accordance with rules and regulations
that the Commission may promulgate.
Section 26. Municipal Medical Care Council. — The
Commission may establish in each municipality a Municipal Medical Care
Council of seven (7) members to be composed of (1) The Municipal Health
Officer or in his absence his authorized representative; (2) the
municipal treasurer or in his absence his authorized representative;
(3) a representative of the Municipal Mayor chosen from his official
staff and confirmed by the Commission; (4) a duly designated
representative of the Philippine Medical Association; (5) a
representative of the Philippine Hospital Association preferably the
chief of a private hospital in the town; or in the absence of one, the
highest public school official in the town; and (6 and 7) two private
citizens of the municipality representing the beneficiaries of the
Philippine Medical Care Plan. The last four (4) mentioned members shall
be appointed by the Commission and shall hold office for a period of
two (2) years unless sooner removed for cause by the Commission. The
Council shall elect annually its Chairman and such other officers as
may be deemed necessary, and shall perform such functions as may be
directed by the Commission. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
The Council shall perform such functions as may be authorized by the
Commission.
Section 27. Records and Reports. — The
Commission, the Provincial, the City and Municipal Medical Care
Councils, the SSS and GSIS shall keep records of all operations
relative to any and all funds. Such records shall be for purposes of
financial management as well as research.
Section 28. Study and Research. — The Commission
shall undertake a continuous management study and research to insure
the viability of the Program.
Section 29. Hearing Procedures. — Whenever the
Commission deems it necessary, inquiries and investigations into
reported violations of the provision of this Decree or the implementing
rules and regulations shall be conducted by a hearing committee created
by the Commission, and for this purpose, the committee shall not be
bound by technical rules of evidence. The Commission may administer
oaths, certify to official acts and issue subpoena and subpoena duces
tecum, to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of
books, papers and other records deemed necessary in connection with any
question arising under this Decree. Any case of contumacy shall be
dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Section 580 of the
Administrative Code.
Section 30. Penal Provisions. — Any person who for
the purpose of securing entitlement to any benefit or payment under
this Decree or the issuance of any certificate or document for any
purpose connected with this Decree whether for himself or for some
other person shall commit fraud, collusion, falsification,
misrepresentation or any similar anomaly, shall suffer penalties
provided for in Article 172 of the Revised Penal Code. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Whoever fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this Decree
or with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than
five thousand pesos, or imprisonment for not less than six months nor
more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the counter:
Provided, That, where the violation consist in failure or refusal to
deduct contributions from employee's compensation and remit the same to
the SSS and GSIS, the penalty shall be a fine of not less than five
hundred pesos nor more than five thousand pesos and imprisonment for
not less than six months nor more than one year.
Any employer, who, after deducting the monthly contributions from his
employee's compensation, fails to remit the said deductions to the SSS
and GSIS within thirty days from the date they become due shall be
presumed to have misappropriated such contributions and shall suffer
the penalties provided in Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code.
Any employer who shall deduct directly and indirectly from the
compensation of the covered employee or otherwise recover from them his
own contribution on behalf of such employees shall be punished with a
fine not exceeding one thousand pesos for imprisonment not exceeding
one year or by both fines and imprisonment at the discretion of the
court.
Any employee of the SSS or GSIS who receives or keeps funds or property
belonging, payable or deliverable to the SSS and GSIS who shall
appropriate the same, or shall take or misappropriate or shall consent,
or through abandonment or negligence, shall permit any other person to
take such property or funds, wholly or partially, or shall otherwise be
guilty of misappropriation of such funds or property, shall suffer the
penalties provided in Article 217 of the Revised Penal Code.
If the act or omission, penalized by this Decree be committed by an
association, partnership, corporation or any other institution, its
managing head, directors or partners shall be liable to the penalties
provided in this Decree for the offense.
Criminal actions arising from a violation of the provisions of this
Decree may be commenced by the SSS, the GSIS or the Commission, or the
employee concerned either under this Decree or in appropriate cases
under the Revised Penal Code. Provided, That criminal actions may be
filed by the SSS, the GSIS or the Commission in the city or
municipality where the violation was committed or in Metro Manila at
their option.
Section 31. Appropriations. — Funds as may be
necessary to finance the operation, programs, and projects of the
Commission and the Medical Care Councils, as provided for in Sections
24, 25 and 26, in carrying out the purposes and objectives of this
Decree are hereby authorized to be included in the Annual
Appropriations Law.
Section 32. Government Guarantee. — The Republic of
the Philippines guarantees the benefits under this Decree and the
solvency of the Community Health Insurance Funds.
Section 33. Program II. — As soon as feasible,
medical care benefits under Program II will be provided either through
a social insurance medical care service similar to that of Program I or
through the public medical care service under rules and regulations to
be promulgated by the Commission. All provisions of this Decree as may
be applicable to Program II shall so apply. Those not covered at
present by Program I may seek medical attention from existing
government hospitals.
Program II shall be implemented upon its approval by the President.
Section 34. Separability Clause. — In the event any
provision of this Decree or the application of such provision to any
person or circumstances is declared invalid, the remainder of the
Decree or the application of said provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected by such declaration. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 35. Repealing Clause. — Republic Act No.
6111, and all laws, executive orders, administrative rules and
regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions
of this Decree are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 36. Effectivity. — The revised Medical Care
Act shall be implemented 90 days after its approval.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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