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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.

7706

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sec. 11 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall adopt an integrated .and
comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavour to make essential goods,
health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost. There shall be
priority for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and children. The
State shall endeavour to provide free medical care to paupers

The recent data of the Department of Health shows that the alarming cases of kidney
failure or end stage renal diseases are widespread in the country due to the unhealthy lifestyle of
many Filipinos and the inadequacy of proper healthcare. The high cost and inaccessibility of the
dialysis treatment center and the travel required is impossible to be achieved by the marginalized
sector.

The State shall provide the local governments the capacity to provide quality healthcare
for their respective indigent constituents by providing dialysis ward for every national, regional
and provincial hospitals throughout the entire country.

Hence, this proposal is submitted for consideration.

“KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO Te

‘Representative
frst District of Bulacan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES .
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.

7706

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO-

AN ACT
REQUIRING ALL NATIONAL REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
HOSPITALS TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A DIALYSIS
_ TREATMENT TO INDGENT PATIENTS

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

SEC 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Dialysis Center Act of
2018.”

SEC 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the declared policy of the State to improve the
delivery of health care services to the people and to ensure hospital facilities are
available, affordable and accessible to the people.

SEC 3. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall
mean:

a) “Secretary” shall refer to the Secretary of the Department of Health;

b) “National Government Hospital” shall refer to a hospital operated and maintained
either partially or wholly by the national government or by any department, division,
board or other agency thereof.

c) "Regional Government Hospital" shall refer to a hospital operated and maintained
either partially or wholly by the national government or by any department, division,
board or other agency thereof,

d) “Provincial Government Hospital” shall refer to a hospital operated and maintained
either partially or wholly by the provincial government or other political subdivision, or
by any department division, board or other agency thereof, and

e) “Indigent Patient” shall refer to a patient whose combined annually family incomes
does not exceed Thirty Thousand (30,000.00) annually

SEC 4. Establishment, Operation and Maintenance of a Dialysis Ward or Unit. -
Within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act, all national, regional, and provincial
government hospitals are hereby required to establish, operate and maintain a dialysis
ward of unit in their hospital. The dialysis ward unit shall be equipped with complete
dialysis machine, equipment and supplies.


SEC 5. Free Dialysis Treatment to indigent Patients. - Dialysis treatment in all
national, regional and provincial government hospitals shall be provided free of charge to
indigent patients as defined in Section 3 (e) hereof.

SEC 6. Penalty. - Any hospital chief, administrator or officer-in-charge who fails
to comply with this Act shall be punished with a fine of Fifty Thousand Pesos
(P50,000.00) but not more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P 100,000.00).

SEC 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Secretary shall promulgate
the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act

SEC 8. Appropriations. -Such amount as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this Act is hereby authorized necessary for the continuous implementation
of this Act shall be included in the government hospital's annual appropriations.

SEC 9. Separability Clause. - If any provision of part hereof is held invalid of
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SEC 10. 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 are hereby repealed, modified or amended
accordingly.

SEC 11. Effectivity. - Kis Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2)fewspapers of general circulation