Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

; First Regular Session
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

HOUSE BILL No. 3381

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE IMELDA CALIXTO-RUBIANO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution is very clear in its Declaration of Principles and State
Policies that ‘the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and
instill health consciousness among them.” (Section 15, Article Il, 1987 Constitution)

Clearly, the said Constitutional provision gave a mandate for the State to ensure
the health of its people. In fact, the Constitution recognizes health as a right. While the
policy applies to all, it is quite practical and important that the State begins with its own
people in the government.

Unfortunately, not all government offices, especially in the local governments, are
cognizant of such right and conscious of such need.

The proposed measure seeks to answer such concern. It will require all
government offices, agency, bureau, including all its subdivisions, local governments
and government owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) to ensure that theit
employees will be provided medical care, at least in the form of a free annual medical
check-up. :

Perforce, it is imperative that this bill be passed if only to emphasize the concern’
of the State to initiate measures that addresses the well being of its own people.

The approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

Wee

IMELDA CALIXTO-RUBIANO
Representative
Lone District of Pasay City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

3381

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE IMELDA CALIXTO-RUBIANO

AN ACT GRANTING FREE ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECK UP FOR
ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING ALL ITS SUBDIVISIONS
AND GOVERNMENT OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS.

Section 1
Up Act of 2010”

Short title. This act shall be known as the “Annual Medical Check-

Section 2. Policy. It is hereby declared a policy of the State to protect and
promote the right to health of the people. The Government shall ensure that such right
shall be enjoyed by all employees.

Section3. Coverage. All government employees, both in the national and the
local government, shall be entitled to a medical check up at least once a year to cover,
the following procedures:

Complete Blood Count (CBC);
Chest X-Ray;

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Urinalysis;

Blood Chemistry (Fasting Blood Sugar);

ECG (for employees whose age is 36 years or higher); and
Pap smear (for female employees). ”


Section 4. Responsibility of the Agency. It shall be the responsibility of the
head of the agency, office or bureau to ensure that the employees under such agency,
bureau or office can avail of a medical check up at least once in a year which date shall
be determined by the offices concerned.

Section 6. Free Medical check-up. The medical check-up shall be free to all
government employees. The officials of the agency concerned shall make sure that no
charges will be collected from the employees.

Section 7. Bidding for Medical services. The agency, bureau or office shall
call for bidding to award the contract to render medical services in accordance with the
Republic Act No, 9184, otherwise known as "Government Procurement Reform Act”

Section 8. Penalty. Failure to cause the conduct of medical check-up of the
employees, the head of the agency, bureau or office shall be held liable for the failure to
conduct the same and shall be penalized with administrative sanctions.

Section 9. Implementing Rules. The Department of Health, the Department of
Interior and Local Government, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission shall
issue the implementing rules and regulations for the proper and orderly implementation
of this Act.

Section 10.. Separability Clause. {If any of the provisions of this Act shall be
declared unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be
full force and in effect

Section 11, Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) after its
publication in the Official Gazette or at least in two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved.