Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Twentieth Congress
1st   Regular Session
HOUSE BILL 2672
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Introduced by Rep. Elisa  T.  Kho and Rep. Antonio T.  Kho 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to exempt emergency medical responders from criminal or civil 
liabilities for their acts or omissions that result to injuries, death or damage to property of the 
patient or other persons while rendering emergency medical responses.  
A competent emergency medical services system (EMSS) is essential to a strong health 
care structure of a country. In the Philippines, however, there is no comprehensive EMSS in 
place as every public, private, and non-government organization’s emergency medical group 
has their own set of rules and regulations to follow.  
One of the crucial needs to improve EMSS in the Philippines, therefore, is the passage 
of a law that will institutionalize a comprehensive EMSS to harmonize and standardize the 
different and fragmented EMS protocols and procedures, with the end in view of maximizing 
the capabilities and protecting the rights of the EMS personnel.  
Complementary to the goal of institutionalizing and strengthening the EMSS are 
legislative measures aimed at eliminating the liability deterrent that may discourage emergency 
medical responders from providing voluntary services in times of emergencies.  
Several measures were filed during the past Congresses towards the improvement of 
the present state of the country’s EMSS. During the 17th and 18th Congresses, Senate Bill No. 
1416, or the “Good Samaritan Act of 2017” and Senate Bill No. 972, or the “Good Samaritan 
Act of 2019,” were filed respectively to protect good Samaritans from liability while providing 
assistance during emergencies.  
This 19th Congress, House Bill No. 1949 entitled, “An Act To Encourage Good 
Samaritans Who Provide Reasonable Assistance In An Emergency By Protecting Them From 
Liability” has been filed to protect “Good Samaritans” from subsequent civil and criminal 
liabilities for the injuries, loss of life, or damage to property sustained by the injured person 
while being assisted during an emergency. 
Protecting the emergency medical responders from civil and criminal liabilities while 
assisting ill or injured persons, in good faith and without expectation of compensation during 
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emergencies, will definitely encourage these emergency medical personnel to further improve 
their capabilities through trainings and lend their voluntary services, thereby promoting 
voluntary participation especially in relief efforts in times of emergencies or accidents caused 
by man-made or natural disasters. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
REP. ELISA T.  KHO, M.D.,FPCCP
REP.   ANTONIO T. KHO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Twentieth Congress
1st   Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO.  2672
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Introduced by Rep. Elisa  T.  Kho and Rep. Antonio T.  Kho 
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AN ACT 
EXEMPTING EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS FROM CRIMINAL OR 
CIVIL LIABILITIES FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS THAT RESULT TO INJURIES, 
DEATH OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY WHILE RENDERING EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1.   Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Emergency Medical 
Responder’s Protection Act.” 
SEC. 2.       Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to adopt an integrated 
and comprehensive approach to health development. Towards this end, the State shall initiate 
measures to protect emergency medical responders from civil or criminal liability as a result of 
their actions or omissions while providing medical assistance to those who are injured or 
rendered unconscious during emergencies, thereby encouraging their active participation in 
rendering medical assistance during emergencies and strengthening the country’s emergency 
medical services system as a whole.  
SEC. 3.  Emergency Medical Responders. – Emergency medical responders (EMRs) 
are individuals trained to provide immediate lifesaving medical aid and intervention who come 
to the aid of critically ill or injured person from the site of an accident until its turnover to a 
proper medical facility. 


For purposes of this Act, emergency medical services refer to the systematically 
organized and coordinated aid and medical assistance provided by EMRs to a person who falls 
ill or critically injured as a result of an accident caused by man-made or natural disaster, which 
include the stabilization of the patient while at the site of the accident, treatment while mobile 
and in the pre-hospital setting, and referral and transportation to the appropriate medical 
facility.  
SEC. 4. Protection from Liability. – An EMR who, in good faith and without 
compensation,  renders emergency medical services at the scene of an accident caused by a 
man-made or natural disaster, shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for an act or omission 
resulting to injuries, loss of lives, or damage to properties while rendering such emergency 
medical services: Provided, that the EMR acted with due diligence and is  properly licensed, 
certified, or authorized by the appropriate authorities to render emergency medical services 
during an accident caused by a man-made or natural disaster. 
SEC. 5. Exceptions. – The protection from liability of the EMR under this Act shall not 
apply to any of the following: 
a.
Act or omission that constitutes a crime under existing laws;
b.
Act or omission carried out while under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or
any prohibited drug; and
c.
Resulting injury, death, or damage to property is caused by the EMR’s willful or
criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless imprudence, or conscious and
flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the critically ill or injured individual.
SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty (60) days from the 
effectivity of this Act, the Chairperson of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and 
Management Council shall, in coordination with the Secretaries of Health, Justice and National 


Defense, formulate and promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective 
implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, proclamations, issuances or ordinances 
inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,