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Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL No. 6 2 3 2
Introduced
Rep. Anthony R.T. Golez Tr. MD, MBAH
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This  bill  seeks  to  require  examinees  who  passed the  medical  board
examinations to render a one-year medical service in government hospitals or health
facilities  before  the  issuance  of  their  certificate  of  registration,  by  amending
Republic Act (RA) No. 2382, as amended, commonly known as  "772e „ec7z.ccz/ .4cf
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Section  15, Article 11 of the  1987 Constitution provides that "77ze Sfcz/e sfocz//
protect and promote the right to health Of the people and instill health consciousness
among them. "
Corollary, this can be attained not only through the enjoyment of the right to
healthbutalsothroughthefomulationandimplementationofpoliciesandstrategies
for the appropriate retraining, regulation and reassessment of the health workforce
making it more attuned to the needs of the population.
RA   2382,   as   amended,   among   others,   provides   for   and   governs   the
supervision, control, and regulation of the practice of medicine in the Philippines.
However, RA 2382, as amended, failed to provide a mechanism that may address
the lack of physicians to render medical services in unserved and underserved areas.
The lack of such mechanism rendered negligible the deployment of medical
practitioners   to   depressed,   marginalized,   and   underserved   areas   where   cost-
effective,   promotive,   preventive,   curative,   rehabilitative   and  palliative   health
services are not available.  After passing the physician licensure examination, most
physicians choose to practice medicine in private hospitals due to higher pay.  As a
result, there  is a shortage of physicians  in government hospitals and local health
facilities.
This proposed bill will promote the integration of physicians into the public
health and medical service system to ensure their availability in providing quality
health services to the least privileged individuals by requiring all passers of physical
licensure examination to render a one-year medical service.




The deployment of competent and community-oriented physicians to rural
areas will address the lack of medical professionals in unserved and underserved
areas.    It  is  not  only  beneficial  to  the  poor  and  undelprivileged,  but  it  is  also
beneficial to the newly passed physicians as they will gain experiences that will help
them in their profession.
With  the   one-year  medical   service,   the  newly  passed  physicians   will
immediately  be  employed  as  they  will  receive  appropriate  ranks,  salaries  and
benefits.  At the  end of their medical  service,  they  may also  choose to  continue
serving in their respective areas or in any government hospital, health facility or
office as permanent employees of the Department of Health.  This one-year medical
service is really a win-win solution that will benefit the goverrment, the physicians
and the Filipino people.
In view of the  foregoing,  the  immediate  approval  of this  bill  is  earnestly
sought.
HON. ANTHONY R. T. GOLEZ JR. MD, MBAH
Malasahit at Bayanihan Party Lest




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Quezon City, Metro Manila
Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNO.   6232
Introduced by Rep. Anthony R.T. Golez |r. MD, MBAH
AN ACT REQUIRING EXAMINEES WII0 PASSED THE MEDICAL BOARD
EXAMINATIONS T0 RENDER A ONE-YEAR MEDICAL SERVICE IN
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS 0R HEALTH FACILITIES BEFORE THE ISSUANCE
0F THEIR CERTIFICATE 0F REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO.  2382, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS ``:]HE
MEDICAL ACT OF 1959"
BeiterlactedbytheSenateandHouseOfRapresentativesofthePlndppinesinCongressassembled..
SECTION 1. A new section, denominated as Section 8-A, is inserted after Section
8 of Republic Act No.  2382, as amended, to read as follows:
``SECTI0N 8-A. MEDJCAI, SERVICE. - ANY PERSON WIIO
POSSESSES THE QUALIFICATIONS T0 PRACTICE MEDICINE
SHALL   RENDER   A   ONE-YEAR   MEDICAL   SERVICE   IN   A
GOVERNMENT   HOSPITAL   0R   HEALTH   FACILITY   AFTER
PASSING THE MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS BUT BEFORE
RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATE 0F REGISTRATION.
``THE  SECRETARY  0F  HEALTII  SHALL  INTEGRATE  IN
THE   PROGRAM   0F  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  THE
DEPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS  REQUIRED  T0  RENDER THE
ONE-YEAR     MEDICAL     SERVICE     T0     UNSERVED     AND




UNDERSERVED AREAS. PHYSICIANS DEPLOYED UNDER THIS
SECTION  ARE  ENTITLED  T0  APPROPRIATE  CIVIL  SERVICE
RANK, SALARY AND RELATED BENEFITS.
``AFTER    THE    ONE-YEAR    MEDICAL    SERVICE,    THE
MEDICAL      BOARD      EXAMINERS      SHALL      ISSUE      THE
CORRESPONDING CERTIFICATE 0F REGISTRATION AND THE
PHYSCIAN MAY CHOOSE TO STAY AND SERVE IN THE AREA
WIIERE    THE    PHYSICIAN    IS    DEPLOYED    0R    IN    ANY
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, FACILITY OR HEALTH OFFICES AS
PERMANENT EMPLOYEE 0F THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH."
SEC. 2.  Section 12 of RA 2382, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
``Section   12.       Limited   practice   without   any   certificate   of
registration.  - Certificates of registration shall not be required of the
following persons:
„a.  Xxx.
„b. Xxx.
„c.  Xxx.
"D.    MEDICAL  BOARD  EXAMINATION  PASSERS  WII0  HAVE
NOT YET RECEIVED  THEIR  CERTIFICATE  0F  REGISTRATION
AND ARE REQUIRED TO  RENDER MEDICAL SERVICE UNDER




SECTION 8-A 0F THIS  ACT ARE  AUTHORIZED TO  PRACTICE
MEDICINE."
SEC.  3.  All  laws,  executive  orders,  issuances,  rules  and  regulations,  or  parts
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC.4.ThisActshalltakeeffectfifteen(15)daysafteritspublicationintheO#c1.flz
G¢zef fe or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,