NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1504
RECEIVED BY;
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING A PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE SYSTEM, 
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPERVISION AND REGULATION 
OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE PROFESSION, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is a type of service which aims to provide 
first-aid treatment and/or transport to definitive care to patients with illnesses and 
injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical 
emergency1.
At present, this type of service is already in place in our society. Ambulance 
service, as it is more commonly known here in the country, is summoned by the public 
through coordination with agencies, such as the PCSO, the local government, the 
health department, or through the hospital facility itself.
However, we must take into account that through the years, our country has 
seen the rise of emergency cases resulting from natural and man-made disasters, 
sicknesses and diseases. Thus, there emerges a need to professionalize and regulate 
this practice.
(1978) 15'h ed. Encyclopedia Briffanica. Chicago, Encyclopedia Brittanica Inc.
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This bill seeks to institute a National Pre-Hospital Care Council (NPHCC) which 
shall facilitate the institutionalization of EMS. Among other things, the NPHCC shall 
train and accredit Emergency Medical Technicians who will practice the profession. 
The bill also provides for the adoption of a National Universal Emergency Telephone 
Number for easy access to the public.
In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RAMOKBONG revilla, JR.


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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•22 NOV 14 A10S8
SENATE
S.B. No. 1504
RECEIVED BV:
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING A PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE SYSTEM, 
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPERVISION AND REGULATION 
OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE PROFESSION, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress assembled:
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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Pre-Hospital 
Emergency Care Act."
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness 
among them. Pursuant to this national policy, the government shall set up a climate 
conducive to the practice of pre-hospital emergency care and maximize the capability 
and potential of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and other pre-hospital care 
professionals and institute a standard system of pre-hospital emergency medical 
services in the country.
Sec. 3. Objectives. - This Act provides for and shall govern;


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a) The creation of the National Pre-Hospital Care Council (the Council or 
NPHCC);
b) The development and institutionalization of pre-hospital emergency 
service system at the national and local level;
c) The establishment of national standards for the provision of pre-hospital 
emergency medical services by duly certified/registered pre-hospital 
care professionals;
d) The supervision, control and regulation of the practice of pre-hospital 
care professionals;
e) The program standardization for the training of pre-hospital care 
professionals;
f) The certification/registration and re-certification/re-registration 
requirements of pre-hospital care professionals;
g) The standards for design, manufacture, accreditation and regulation of 
Emergency Medical Vehicles;
h) The adoption and implementation of a National Universal Emergency 
Telephone Number; and
i) The establishment and provision of support services to pre-hospital 
emergency medical services.
Sec. 4. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms are 
hereby defined:
(a) Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services
i. Pre-Hospital Emergency Care - Independent delivery of pre­
hospital emergency medical services by appropriately trained 
and certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), usually 
in a mobile or community setting. In full accordance with 
National Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Treatment Protocols 
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ii. Pre-Hospital Advance Life Support - Advanced pre-hospital 
standards for the care of serious illness or injury by 
appropriately trained and certified EMTs, as established by the 
Council. These pre-hospital standards may include advanced 
pre-hospital trauma care, advanced pre-hospital cardiac life 
support and the care of high dependency patients for inter­
hospital transfer, among others.
(b) National Pre-Hospital Medical Treatment Protocols - Emergency medical 
procedures outlining approved clinical practices and therapies to be 
observed by pre-hospital care professionals, as established by the Council.
(c) Pre-hospital Care Professionals
i. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - A pre-hospital
emergency care provider who has fulfilled the requirements 
and continues to hold the qualifications established by the 
Council in coordination with the Technical Education and Skills 
Development Authority (TESDA), the Commission on Higher 
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(CHED) and the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC), among others.
ii. Ambulance Dispatch Officer (ADO)-A person duly trained and 
certified in the administration, arrangement and operation of 
the ambulance dispatch and communication system, who has 
fulfilled the requirements and continues to hold the 
qualifications established by the Council in coordination with 
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority 
(TESDA), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and 
the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), among others.
iii. Ambulance Assistants - Personnel who, having gained the 
"minimum" certification as a Medical First responder 
(Advanced First Aider), charged with the operation and 
general care of emergency medical vehicles (ambulance 
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under the direct supervision of an Emergency Medical 
Technician / Paramedic.
iv. Other pre-hospital care professionals providing other support 
services for the provision of pre-hospital emergency care.
(d) Competency-based assessment - Evidence gathering and judgment by an 
authorized assessor who evaluates the technical and practical skills, abilities 
and knowledge of a pre-hospital care professional in accordance with 
standards and guidelines established by the Council in coordination with 
TESDA in the case of technical non-degree Certified Emergency Medical 
Technician courses falling under TESDA Jurisdiction; or in coordination with 
CHED and PRC in the case of Registered Emergency Medical Technician - 
Paramedic (REMT-P) degree courses requiring the issuance of a professional 
license.
(e) Accredited Training Institutions - Training institutions offering training 
programs, courses and continuing education in emergency medical services 
for pre-hospital care professionals that meet the standards established by 
the Council, in coordination with TESDA, CHED and DOH among others, and 
are duly recognized by TESDA or CHED, as applicable, and duly registered 
in good standing with the Council.
(f) Ambuiance / Emergency Medicai Vehicie - An ambulance or other vehicle 
for emergency medical care and transportation which provides, at minimum, 
(a) a driver's compartment; (b) a patient compartment to accommodate an 
emergency medical technician (EMT) and a patient so positioned that said 
patient can be given intensive life-support during transit; (c) equipment and 
supplies for emergency care at the scene as well as during transport; (d) 
two-way radio, telephone or electronic communication with the Ambulance 
Dispatch Officer; and (e) when necessary, equipment for light 
rescue/extrication procedures. The emergency medical vehicle shall be so 
designed and constructed to provide the patient with safety and comfort, 
and avoid aggravation of the patient's injury or illness. The designated 
vehicle marking of "Ambulance" is hereby restricted for use by Emergency 
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(g) Emergency Medical Services Medicai Director - A licensed physician with 
training in Emergency Medicine who has at least five (5) years of experience 
in emergency medical care and approved by the Council or local medical 
authority charged with the supervision of emergency medical services and 
the implementation of approved emergency medical treatment protocols set 
by the Council to govern the practice of EMTs.
CHAPTER II
NATIONAL PRE-HOSPITAL CARE COUNCIL
Sec. 5. Creation of the Nationai Pre-Hospitai Care Council - A body to be known 
as the National Pre-Hospital Care Council (NPHCC), hereinafter referred to as the 
Council, is hereby created to:
a) Formulate policies governing the field of pre-hospital emergency medical 
services and related institutions;
b) Implement these policies in coordination with affiliated medical and educational 
institutions
c) Develop national standards for the provision of pre-hospital emergency medical 
services to include, among others, the skills, abilities and knowledge required 
of a pre-hospital care professional, and the development of mandatory national 
medical treatment protocols to be observed by pre-hospital care professionals 
and such other entities as it may consider appropriate;
d) Promulgate a Code of Ethics for Emergency Medical Technicians;
e) Develop standards of operation for pre-hospital emergency care support 
services providers to support best practices by pre-hospital care practitioners;
f) Establish and maintain a roster of certified emergency medical technicians;
g) Develop standards and protocols for the design, construction, outfitting and 
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h) Engage in research into pre-hospital care, including emerging technology,
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education and training, the formulation of curricula, and the evaluation of
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Ex-Officio Members:
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a. TheSecretary of the Department of Health (DOH) as chair of the Council;
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b. The Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government
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d. The Chair of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
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a. One (1) nominee of a national organization duly registered with the
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Securities and Exchange Commission and recognized by the Secretary
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Emergency Medical Technician within Republic of the Philippines;
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f. One (1) representative from an educational or training institution 
providing EMT programs, which have been duly approved by 
TESDA/CHED as applicable.
g. One (1) representative from a recognized national professional 
association of medicai practitioners;
h. One (1) representative from a recognized national organization of 
private hospitals; and
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One (1) representative from a DOH hospital.
Sec. 7. Term of Office. No member of the Council shall serve for more than 
three (3) consecutive terms of two (2) years each.
Sec. 8. Powers and Functions. To carry out its mandate, the Council shall 
exercise the following powers and functions:
a) Encourage and facilitate the organization of a network of pre-hospital care 
professionals, to ensure the provision of emergency medical services to the 
general public on a nationai basis;
b) Maintain a roster of qualified pre-hospital care professionals and providers, and 
training institutions, and oversee their licensing and accreditation;
c) Establish a secretariat under an Executive Director for the administrative and 
day-to-day operations of the Council;
d) Create committees and other mechanisms to help expedite the implementation 
of plans and strategies;
e) Set up a system of networking and coordination with and among all existing 
government health agencies and local government units for the effective 
implementation of programs and activities;
f) Call upon and coordinate with other government and non-government medical 
and other institutions and agencies for assistance in any form;
g) Generate resources, both from the Government and private sectors, local, 
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h) Receive and accept donations and other conveyances including funds, 
materials, and services, by gratuitous tide, provided, that not more than thirty 
per cent (30%) shall be used for administrative expenses;
i) Prepare an annual budget of the Council and submit the same to the President 
for inclusion in the annual General Appropriations Act;
j) Advise the President on matters pertaining to pre-hospital emergency medical 
services;
k) Regulate activities inimical to the delivery of emergency medical services;
l) Review membership of the Council in line with status changes of concerned 
national organizations duly recognized as involved in Emergency Medical Care 
as required by this Act; and
m) Promulgate rules, regulations and undertake any and all measures as may be 
necessary to implement this Act.
Sec 9. The Secretariat. - The Council shall organize a Secretariat headed by an 
Executive Director, who shall be a person of probity and shall have at least five (5) 
years experience in emergency medical services or a related field. The Council shall 
fix its staffing pattern, determine the duties, qualifications, responsibilities and 
functions as well as the compensation scheme for the positions to be created upon 
the recommendation of the Executive Director. The staffing pattern shall be approved 
and prescribed by the Council within one hundred twenty (120) days from the approval 
of this Act.
In establishing the Secretariat, the Council shall consider the need to address, 
among others, the following areas: (a) Education and Standards Development; (b) 
National Examination/Assessment System for Pre-hospital Care Professionals; (c) 
Research; (d) Supervision and Regulation; (e) Policy, Planning and Research; (f) 
Administration; (g) Finance; and (h) Programs, including (i) Human Resource 
Development; (ii) Emergency Medical Vehicles and (Hi) Emergency Communications.
Sec. 10. Accreditation. - The Council shall issue certification and licenses for
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a. Accreditation of training institutions for emergency medical technicians and
related personnel; and
b. Accreditation of emergency medical vehicle providers.
Sec. 11. Meetings. - The Council shall meet at least once every quarter.
Sec. 12. Program Plans.-The Council shall, within six (6) months after having 
been officially constituted and finally staffed, adopt and immediately cause to be 
implemented in coordination with medical and related agencies, a short-range 
program in support of relevant existing projects mid activities; and within one (1) year, 
a long-range five (5) year development program. This development program shall be 
developed and subjected to annual review and revision by the Council in coordination 
with relevant public and private medical agencies and organizations.
CHAPTER III
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
Sec. 13. Creation of PiantiHa Positions for Emergency Medical Technicians - 
There shall be created a minimum number of plantilla positions for Emergency Medical 
Technicians in the following government agencies within the next five (5) years upon 
approval of this Act:
a. Specialized Hospitals - Five (5) Emergency Medical Technicians
b. Regional Hospitals - Five (5) Emergency Medical Technicians
c. Provincial Hospitals - Three (3) Emergency Medical Technicians
d. Local Government Units - Three (3) Emergency Medical Technicians
e. Other agencies - as may be deemed necessary by the Council.
The annual financial requirements needed to pay for the salaries of emergency 
Medical Technicians shall be included in the annual general appropriations of the 
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Sec. 14. Scope of the Practice of the Emergency Medical Technician. - The 
practice of Emergency Medical Technician involves services performed in responding 
to the perceived needs of an individual for immediate medical care in order to prevent 
loss of life inter-hospital and hospital emergency care setting. For this purpose, the 
Council shall develop the scope of work of Emergency Medical Technicians based on 
internally-accepted standards; as adapted to the Philippine setting.
Sec. 15. Authorized Training Institution. - Training programs, courses, and 
continuing education for an Emergency Medical Technician shall be conducted by an 
institution that has been granted a Certificate of Program Registration (COPR) by 
TESDA, in the case of technical non-degree courses falling under TESDA jurisdiction, 
or a Certificate of Accreditation as a Higher Education Institution (HEI) as well as 
Program Accreditation by CHED, in the case of degree programs failing under CHED 
jurisdiction. The requirements prescribed by the Council shall serve as the minimum 
requirement for program registration. The DOH can provide training programs for 
EMTs; provided that these shall be in accordance with the standards set by the 
Council.
Sec. 16. Certification, Registration and Re-certification. - Registration and re­
certification of EMTs in the Philippines shall be governed by the Technical Education 
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for non-degree courses, and by the 
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) for degree courses, in accordance with PRC 
rules and regulations and without prejudice to the enactment of a licensure law for 
EMTs. A certification is valid for a period of three (3) years. TESDA and PRC shall re­
certify Emergency Medical Technicians upon submission of a competency-based 
assessment statement from a recognized Emergency Medical Services Medical 
Director.
Sec. 17. Qualifications. - All applicants for registration as an Emergency Medical 
Technician (EMT) must be a citizen of the Philippines, at lease twenty-one (21) years 
of age, of good moral character, and must produce before the NPHCC satisfactory
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evidence of good moral character, and that no charges against him involving moral 
turpitude have been filed or are pending in any court in the Philippines.
He or she must have successfully completed a non-degree course leading to an 
EMT basic certification, EMT intermediate certification, or EMT-advanced certification, 
conferred by an authorized training institution as defined in Sec. 15 of this Act. Schools 
and institutions accredited to offer education and training programs for EMT shall be 
given the responsibility to certify their graduates as mandated by the Council.
Sec. 18. Examination Required. - All applicants for registration as an 
Emergency Medical Technician shall be required to undergo a nationally based 
assessment test or licensure examination, respectively, to be given in such places and 
dates as may be designated, by the Technical Education and Skills Development 
Authority (TESDA) for non-degree courses, and by the Professional Regulation 
Commission (PRC) for degree courses.
Sec. 19. Scheduie of Examination. - National written examinations for 
Emergency Medical Technicians in the Philippines shall be given by TESDA and/or PRC 
at least twice every year.
Sec. 20. Reiease of the Resuits of Examination. - The results of the Examination 
shall be released by TESDA within twenty (20) working days or by the PRC within two 
(2) months from the date of the examination.
Sec. 21. Issuance of the Certificate of Registration and EMT Identification Card. 
- A Certification of Registration shall be issued to examinees who pass the National 
EMT examinations given by TESDA or the PRC. The Certificate of Registration shall 
remain in full force and effect until revoked or suspended in accordance with this Act. 
An EMT Identification Card, bearing the registration number, date of issuance, expiry 
date, duly signed by TESDA Director-General or PRC Chairman shall likewise be issued 
to every registrant upon payment of the required fees. The EMT Identification Card
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shall be renewed every three (3) years upon satisfactory compliance with the 
requirements of TESDA or PRC as prescribed by the Council.
Sec. 22. Disqualification. - TESDA, PRC and the Council shall not accept an 
applicant for competency requirement nor issue a national certificate to any person 
who has been convicted by final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction of any 
criminal offense involving moral turpitude, or has been found guilty of immoral or 
dishonourable conduct after investigation and due process, or has been declared to 
be of unsound mind by competent authority, or for other grounds a may be 
determined by the Council in the implementing rules and regulations. The reason for 
the refusal shall be set forth in writing.
Sec. 23. Revocation or Suspension of the Certificate of Registration, EMT 
Identification Card or Cancellation of Temporary/Special Permit - The Council, upon 
recommendation of TESDA or PRC in accordance with the prescribed procedures and 
due process, may revoke or suspend the national certificate or EMT Identification Card.
Sec. 24. Reinstatement, re-issuance or Replacement of Certificate of 
Registration and EMT Identification Card. - The TESDA or PRC, upon the 
recommendation of Council, in accordance with the rules and regulations may, after 
two (2) years from the date of revocation of Certificate of Registration reinstate any 
revoked Certificate of Registration and re-issue a suspended EMT Identification Card 
after compliance by the applicant with the requirements for reinstatement.
Sec. 25. Continuing Education. - The Council shall develop a program for 
continuing education of emergency medical technicians as a condition for EMTs to 
maintain their license and accreditation.
Sec. 26. Roster of Certified Emergency Medical Technician. - The Council, in 
coordination with TESDA, CHED, PRC, and the accredited professional organization 
representing the profession of Emergency Medical Technician within the Republic of
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the Philippines, shall prepare, update and maintain a roster of certified Emergency 
Medical Technicians / Paramedics.
Sec. 27. Issuance of Special or Temporary Permit. — Upon application and 
payment of the necessary fees, and subject to the requirements specified by the 
Council, TESDA or PRC may issue special or temporary permits to Emergency Medical 
Services personnel from foreign countries whose services are urgently needed in the 
absence or inadequacy of local Emergency Medical Technicians that can provide pre­
hospital emergency care in the Philippines.
Sec. 28. Prohibition against the Unauthorized Practice of Pre-Hospital 
Emergency Care. - No person shall practice or offer to practice pre-hospital emergency 
care services in the Philippines or offer himself/herself as Emergency Medical 
Technician as defined in this Act, or use the title, word, letter, figure, or any sign 
tending to convey the impression that one is an Emergency Medical Technician as 
defined in this Act, or use the title, word, letter, figure, or any sign tending to convey 
the impression that one is an Emergency Medical Technician, or advertise or indicate 
in any manner whatsoever that one is qualified to practice pre-hospital emergency 
care unless he/she has satisfactorily demonstrated the prescribed competency 
standards, in full accordance with the requirements of the Council, and is a holder of 
a National Certificate in Emergency Medical Services or a special/temporary permit 
duly valid issued to him/her by Council.
Sec. 29. Registration without Examination for Emergency Medical Technicians. 
- All practicing Emergency Medical Technicians at the time this Act is passed shall be 
deemed qualified for registration as a EMT is, in accordance with the rules and 
regulations of the Council, they have performed work within the scope of the practices 
of an EMT as defined in this Act, for such period of time as may be required by the 
Council and have been certified by an EMS medical director to have performed full 
EMT functions in a pre-hospital and inter-hospital care setting.
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Sec. 30. Registration with Examination for Emergency Medical Technicians. - 
All practicing Emergency Medical Technicians who are not graduates of an EMT 
program from a TESDA or CHED-accredited public or private educational/training 
institution at the time this Act is passed shall be deemed qualified for registration 
through examination using the following procedure:
a. All applicants must provide a full record of initial training completed as an EMT. 
This record must include details of the training establishment, a full syllabus of 
training and proof of having worked as an EMT in any local or international 
organization for at least one (1) year and has been certified by an EMS medical 
director to have performed full EMT functions in a pre-hospital and inter­
hospital care setting.
b. Once approved by the Council as qualified for examination, the candidate will 
be referred to an approved TESDA or PRC EMT assessment center for 
qualifying examinations for EMT registration.
Sec. 31. AccreditedProfessionai Organization. - All certified Emergency Medical 
Technicians shall have one (1) national organization, which shall be recognized by the 
Council as the one and only accredited EMT organization in the country. A certified 
EMT duly registered with TESDA or PRC shall automatically become a member of the 
accredited professional organization of Emergency Medical Technician and shall 
receive the benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto.
Sec. 32. Code of Ethics of Emergency Medical Technicians. - The Council, in 
coordination with the accredited professional organizations, shall adopt and 
promulgate the Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards for Emergency Medical 
Technicians to include among others, duties of Emergency Medical Technicians to Pre- 
Hospital Emergency Care patients, to the community, to their colleagues and to the 
profession, and to allied professionals.
CHAPTER IV
EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLES
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Sec. 33. Emergency Medical Vehicles. — The Council shall develop minimum 
requirements for the design, construction, performance, equipment, testing and 
appearance of emergency medical vehicles. As such, only Emergency Medical Vehicles 
shall be allowed to display the word "Ambulance" and the universally-accepted "Star 
of Life" symbol. It shall also provide for the operation protocols of said vehicles. It 
shall also design an accreditation system to provide the public with ambulances and 
other emergency medical vehicles that are easily identifiable, nationally recognizable, 
properly constructed, easily maintained, and, when appropriately equipped, will enable 
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) to safely and reliably perform their functions 
as basic and advanced pre-hospital life support providers.
While failure of an emergency medical vehicle to conform to the Council 
standards may be a ground for the removal of its certification, such failure shall not 
bar EMTs from:
a. Responding and providing appropriate basic or advanced life support on-site to 
persons reported experiencing acute injury or illness in a pre-hospital setting, 
and transporting them, while continuing such life support care, to an 
appropriate medical facility for definitive care;
b. Providing inter-hospital critical transport care; or
c. Transporting essential personnel and equipment to and from the site of a 
multiple medical emergency or a triage site and transporting appropriately 
triaged patients to designated medical facilities.
CHAPTER V
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Sec. 34. Adoption of a Nationai Universai Emergency Teiephone Number. - 
There shall only be one national emergency number to enable the public to access 
emergency medical services. Towards this end, the National Telecommunications 
Commission (NTC) shall develop a program for the adoption of a national emergency 
number. It shall consult and cooperate with national and local institutions and officials 
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(specifically including the cellular and other wireless telecommunications service 
providers), the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, emergency medical service 
providers and emergency dispatch providers, transportation officials, public safety, fire 
service and law enforcement officials, consumer groups, and hospital emergency and 
trauma care personnel (including emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, and 
nurses).
Sec. 35. Compliance. - It shall be the duty of every voice service provider to 
provide its subscribers with access to the national universal emergency number in 
accordance with the implementing rules and regulations.
Sec 36. Prohibited Acts.
1. Any person who makes a telephone call to an emergency telephone number 
with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person who answers the 
telephone call shall be guilty of an offense and, subject to subsection (3) of 
this Section, shall be given a warning for the first offense, and shall be 
compelled to attend a seminar on the proper use of the national emergency 
telephone number on the second offense. Upon commission of the offense for 
the third time, the offender shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 
P1,000. Upon commission of the offense for the fourth and succeeding times, 
the offender shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P5,000 or 
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both.
2. Any person who makes a telephone call to an emergency telephone number 
and, upon the call being answered, makes or solicits any comment, request, 
suggestion, proposal or other comment, request, suggestion, proposal or other 
communication or sound which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent, 
shall be guilty of an offense and, subject to subsection (3) of this Section, shall 
be given a warning for the first offense, and shall be compelled to attend a 
seminar on the proper use of the national emergency telephone number on 
the second offense. Upon commission of the offense for the third time, the 
offender shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding the offender
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Pl/000. Upon commission of the offense for the fourth and succeeding times, 
the offender shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P5,000 or 
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both.
3. A person who gives a false report of a medical emergency or gives false 
information in connection with a medical emergency, or makes a false alarm 
of a medical emergency, knowing the report or information or alarm to be 
false; or makes a false request for ambulance service to an ambulance service 
provider, knowing the request to be false, shall be given a warning for the first 
offense, and shall be compelled to attend a seminar on the proper use of the 
national emergency telephone number on the second offense. Upon 
commission of the offense for the third time, the offender shall be liable on 
conviction to a fine not exceeding P5,000 and payment of damages. Upon 
commission of the offense for the fourth and succeeding times, the offender 
shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P10,000 or to imprisonment 
for a term not exceeding 3 years or both, and payment of damages.
Sec. 37. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Council, in coordination 
with the NTC and other concerned agencies, shall issue and promulgate the rules and 
regulations to implement the provisions of this Chapter within one hundred (120) days 
upon constitution of the Council.
CHAPTER VI 
OTHER PROVISIONS
Sec. 38. Service Requirement - The Council shall develop policies regarding 
mandatory service requirement for all pre-hospital emergency care providers as a 
condition for maintaining their license and accreditation.
Sec. 39. Roie of the LGUs. - Local government units are hereby mandated to 
develop and institutionalize a pre-hospital emergency care system within their area of 
jurisdiction. The Council shall include in its programs, activities that will support and 
enable the LGUs to accomplish such task.
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Sec. 40. Prohibited Acts. - The following acts shall constitute an offense 
punishable under this Act:
1. Practicing or offering to practice pre-hospital emergency care services in the 
Philippines or offering himself/herself as an EMT, or using the title, word letter, 
figure or any sign tending to convey the impression that one is a registered and 
licensed EMT, or advertising or indicating in any manner whatsoever that one 
is qualified to practice pre-hospital emergency care unless he/she has 
satisfactorily demonstrated the prescribed competency standards, in full 
accordance with the requirements of the Council and is a holder of a National 
Certificate in Emergency Medical Services or a temporary/special permit duly 
issued to him/her by the Council;
2. Providing pre-emergency hospital care within the meaning of this Act without 
a valid Certificate of Registration and a Professional Identification Card 
belonging to another;
3. Presenting or using as his or her own a Certificate of Registration or Professional 
Identification Card belonging to another;
4. Giving any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Council or TESDA or 
CHED or PRC in obtaining any of the foregoing documents;
5. Falsely impersonating any registrant with like or different name;
6. Abetting or assisting by any registered and licensed emergency hospital 
technician of the illegal practice of a person who is not lawfully qualified to 
provide pre-emergency hospital care within the meaning of this Act;
7. Attempting to use a revoked or suspended Certificate of Registration or any 
invalid or expired EMT Identification Card or a cancelled special permit;
8. Operating an Emergency Medical Services training institution without proper 
Accreditation; and
9. Unauthorized use of ambulance/emergency medical vehicle, such as but not 
limited to transporting illegal drugs and transporting passengers and personnel 
which are not valid emergency cases.
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Sec. 41. Penalties. - The commission of any of the prohibited acts stated under 
Section 40 shall be penalized with a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos 
(P50,000.00) nor more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) or by 
imprisonment of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, or both, at 
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 42. Enforcement—Jhe Council shall implement the provisions of this Act, 
enforce its implementing rules and regulations, and investigate complaints against 
violators of this Act, its rules and regulations and other policies of the Council, the 
Council shall call upon or request any department, instrumentality, office, bureau, or 
agency of the government including local government units to render such assistance 
as it may require in order to carry out, enforce or implement the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 43. Appropriations.-The amount of Thirty Million Pesos (P30,000,000) is 
hereby appropriated for the creation of the Council to enable its initial operations and 
to implement the provisions of this Act. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary 
for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the General 
Appropriations Act.
Sec. 44. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Except as otherwise provided, 
the Council shall issue and promulgate the rules and regulations to implement the 
provisions of this Act within one hundred twenty (120) days upon constitution of the 
Council.
Sec. 45. Separability Cause. - If for any reason any section or provision of this 
Act is declared unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby 
shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Sec. 46. Repealing Cause. - All laws, orders, rules and regulations or parts 
thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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Sec. 47. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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Approved.
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