REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. $58

Introduced by MAGDALO Party List Representatives Francis Ashley L. Acedillo
and Gary C. Alejano

Explanatory Note

Article II Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall protect and promote
the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them. Despite such
policy, efforts on the part of government remain inadequate especially in light of the soaring
number of Filipinos afflicted with disabling and costly diseases such as diabetes. Dubbed as a
silent killer, diabetes is ranks 8" among the leading causes of mortality in the Philippines. Over
time, diabetes can lead to heart and blood vessel disease, blindness, kidney failure, and foot
ulcers, among other conditions. It is expected that over seven (7) million Filipinos will have
diabetes by 2030. Furthermore, diabetes awareness is low among the public.

It is in this light that this bill seeks to promote a different approach in responding to this illness.
This measure requires the Department of Health (DOH) to establish an advisory group to
examine and recommend best practices of diabetes and chronic illness employee wellness
incentivization and disease management programs; to prepare, biennially, a diabetes report card
for the nation that: (1) is adaptable by state and local agencies in order to rate or report local
diabetes care, costs, and prevalence; and (2) includes trend analysis in order to track progress in
meeting established national goals and objectives and to inform policy and program
development; to conduct, support, and promote the collection, analysis, and publication of data
on the prevalence and incidence of type 1 and 2 diabetes and of pre-diabetes; and to improve
diabetes mortality data collection.

It is hoped that the passage of this measure shall put a halt to this fast-growing pandemic and
shall bring about a healthier diabetes-free population

In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is eamnestly sought.

(CISCO ASHLEY L. ACEDILLO “ARY C. ALEJANO.


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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House Bill No. 858

Introduced by MAGDALO Party List Representatives Francisco Ashley L. Acedillo
and Gary C. Alejano

AN ACT
TO PROVIDE FOR A FRAMEWORK IN THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF
DIABETES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

1 SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act may be known as the "Diabetes Care Act
2 of 2013"

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4 Sec. 2. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall

5 means follows:
6 a, Employee wellness and disease management programs shall include but not be
7 limited to personal coaching intervention to target lifestyle topics such as back care,
8 blood pressure management, blood sugar control, exercise, walking breaks, nutrition
9 and stress management, healthy weight management program, smoking cessation
10 program, reduction of behavior-related causes of disease.
u b. Chronic illness is one that lasts for a very long time and usually cannot be
12 cured completely. It shall include but not be limited to diabetes, heart disease,
13. arthritis, kidney disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and HIV.
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15 SEC. 3. Advisory Group Regarding Diabetes and Chronic Employee
16 Wellness Incentivization and Disease Management Best Practices. -
17 a. Establishment. - The Secretary of the Department of Health (hereinafter referred to as
48 the Secretary) shall establish an advisory group consisting of representatives of the public

19 and private sector. The advisory group shall include representatives from public and


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private sector entities with experience in administering and operating employee wellness

and disease management programs.

Duties. ~ The advisory group established under subsection (a) shall examine and make

recommendations of best practices of chronic ‘iliness-employee wellness incentivization

and disease management programs in order to;

i provide public and private sector entities with improved information in assessing
the role of employee wellness incentivization and disease management programs
in saving money and improving quality of life for patients -with-chronic ilnesses;
and

ii, encourage the adoption of effective chronic iliness employee wellness and disease
management programs.

Report — Not later than one (1) year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

advisory group established shall submit to the Speaker, Majority and Minority Leader of

the House of Representatives, and the President, Majority Leader and Minority Leader of

the Senate, the results of the examination under subsection (b)(i)

SEC. 4. National Diabetes Report Card. —

‘stablishment. ~ The Secretary of the Department of Ilealth (referred to in this section as
DOH) shall prepare on a biennial basis a national diabetes report card (hereinafter
referred to as ‘Report Card’) for the Nation.

Contents. ~ Each Report Card shall include statistically valid aggregate health outcomes
related to individuals diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes including

i preventative care practices and quality of care;

ii tisk factors; and

iii outcomes.

. — Each Report Card that is prepared after the initial Report Card shall

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include trend analysis for the nation for the purpose of:
i, tracking progress in meeting established national goals and objectives for

improving diabetes care, costs, and prevalence; and

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ii, informing policy and program development.

|. Availability — The Secretary shall make each Report Card publicly available, including by

posting the Report Card on the Internet.

SEC. 5. Improvement of Vital Statistics Collection. —

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i promote the education and training of physicians on the importance of birth and
death certificate data and how to properly complete these documents, including
the collection of such data for diabetes and other chronic diseases,

ii encourage local government units’ adoption of the latest standard revisions of
birth and death certificates; and

iii, work with LGUs to re-engineer their vital statistics systems in order to provide
cost-effective, timely, and accurate vital systems data.

Death Certificate Additional Language — In carrying out this section, the Secretary
may promote the addition of language to death certificates to improve collection of
diabetes mortality data, including the addition of a question for the individual

certifying to the cause of death regarding whether the deceased had diabetes.

SEC. 6. Study On Appropriate Level Of Diabetes Medical Education. —

In General ~ The Secretary of the Department of Heaith (hereinafter referred to as
*Secretary’) shall, in collaboration with the University of the Philippines College of the
Medicine, and appropriate associations and councils, conduct a study of the impact of

diabetes on the practice of medicine in the Philippines and the appropriateness of the

le of diabetes medical education that should be required prior to licensure, board

certification, and board recertification;

— Not later than two (2) years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit a report on the study under subsection (a) to the appropriate

the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines.


SEC. 7. Appropriation. ~ The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act

ippro] mis of the DOH. Thereafter, such amount necessary for the

implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. — If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or

‘unconstitutional, the remainder of the law oi therwise affected shall remain

valid and subsisting

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. ~ Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order,
letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent with, the

provisions of this Act, is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly

SEC. 10. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general

circulation.

Approved,