Happiness
FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC )
OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session
SENATE S No.
1 1
7 JUL -3 P 1.
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4
4
812
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
It is a declared policy of the State to ensure and protect the rights of patients to decent, humane and quality health care. Further, the State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health and development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to the people at affordable costs. The State shall likewise endeavor to provide free medical care to pauper. Therefore, this proposed Magna Carta of Patients Rights shall provide patients the following basic rights: right to proper and appropriate medical care and humane treatment; right to informed consent; right to privacy and confidentiality; right to information; right to choose physiciadhealth care provider; right to self-determination; right to religious belie6 right to medical records; right to leave; riglit to rehse participation in medical research; right to correspondence and to receive visitors; right to express grievances; right to be informed of his rights and obligations as a patient. With rights come responsibilities. As we seek to improve our patients, we also envision to make them more responsible citizens of this country. In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought.
jr
EVILLA, JR.
FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) OF THE PHILIPPINES ) First Regular Session 1
SENATE
7
JN-3 i‘2 55
S No.
832
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT DECLARING THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PATlENTS AND ESTABLISHING A GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be enacted by the Senate and House o Representatives of the Philippines in Congress f
assembled:
Title I: Title and Declaration of Policies Section 1. Short Title. -This Act shall
OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session
SENATE S No.
1 1
7 JUL -3 P 1.
.,."c . .
4
4
812
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
It is a declared policy of the State to ensure and protect the rights of patients to decent, humane and quality health care. Further, the State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health and development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to the people at affordable costs. The State shall likewise endeavor to provide free medical care to pauper. Therefore, this proposed Magna Carta of Patients Rights shall provide patients the following basic rights: right to proper and appropriate medical care and humane treatment; right to informed consent; right to privacy and confidentiality; right to information; right to choose physiciadhealth care provider; right to self-determination; right to religious belie6 right to medical records; right to leave; riglit to rehse participation in medical research; right to correspondence and to receive visitors; right to express grievances; right to be informed of his rights and obligations as a patient. With rights come responsibilities. As we seek to improve our patients, we also envision to make them more responsible citizens of this country. In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought.
jr
EVILLA, JR.
FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) OF THE PHILIPPINES ) First Regular Session 1
SENATE
7
JN-3 i‘2 55
S No.
832
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT DECLARING THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PATlENTS AND ESTABLISHING A GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be enacted by the Senate and House o Representatives of the Philippines in Congress f
assembled:
Title I: Title and Declaration of Policies Section 1. Short Title. -This Act shall