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17™ CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPENE:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
BY:
House of Representatives
HOUSE BILL NO. REGISTRATION UNIT

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INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE TEODORO G. MONTORO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This piece of legislation seeks to provide a mandatory geriatric care for those who are in their
twilight years. Geriatrics that have spend productive years working and caring for their families.
Those who are in their 60 years of life has for laurels spent strength and sickly bodies, and for
some, still struggling to be earning a living, and surviving the rigors of life in order to provide for
their families.

Geriatrics in their late stage in life, require special health considerations. Most of them are
already in maintenance medications. Most common among geriatrics are hypertension, diabetics,
cardiovascular diseases, neurovascular diseases, glaucoma, cataract and failing hearing
condition.

Most of them are still capable and still productive members of society if only be afforded with
the necessary medical implements. Poor eyesight due to cataract and glaucoma can be corrected
by surgery and implants, poor hearing can be corrected by appropriate hearing aid, and geriatric
diseases can be controlled by taking maintenance medicines.

Geriatrics are often than not, forced to resign, terminated from employment, rendered
unproductive just because they lack financial resources to provide for their medical needs and
medical implements. Their productive capacities are aborted and their potential abated.

This bill seeks to provide mandatory health care and access to medical implements to geriatrics
and providing funds therefore.

More so, it is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of the people and
instill health consciousness among them. Likewise, the State values the dignity of every human
person and guarantees full respect for human rights.

It is therefore implored, immediate enggtment of this legislation.
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17TH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 3236

Introduced by HONORABLE TEODORO G. MONTORO

AN ACT
CREATING “THE GERIATRICS CARE MEDICAL ACT OF 2016” AND
PPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. This Act shall be known as “THE GERIATRICS CARE MEDICAL ACT OF
2016."

Sec.2. Coverage. All those who are in their sixty (60) years of life regardless of status
shall be subject to the provisions of this Act.

Sec.3. Comprehensive Coverage - For purposes of this section, the comprehensive
coverage for geriatrics shall cover all maintenance medications and medical implements in
accordance with the most recent recommendation of the DOH.

Sec.4. Funding. ‘The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
charged against the appropriations authorized for the purpose under RA 9337 otherwise known
as the Reformed Value Added Tax.

Sec.5. Coordination of Administration; Lead Implementing Agency- The DOH sballl be
the lead implementing agency under the provisions of this Act. Coordination of policies relating
to the implementation shall be through Secretaries in order to expedite requirements and
coordinated implementation that will avoid duplication of implementation efforts and assigns
priorities in implementation.

Sec. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DOH, DSWD and the DBM and
other appropriate government agencies shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the
effective implementation of this Act.

See..7. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.