QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 85)
It was issued pursuant to the Board’s quasi-legislative (rule-making) power under Section 22(5), Article III of Republic Act No. 2382 (as amended), also referencing the Medical Act of 1959.
It amends Board Resolution No. 06, s. 1991—the Guidelines for Granting Permit to Foreign Doctors Conducting Medical Missions—so the rules keep abreast of increasing requests for special permits to practice in the Philippines under medical missions.
It states that the grant is not objectionable provided that Section 12(a) (second position thereof), Article III of RA 2382, as amended, is fully met.
Rule 4.5 (Rules and Guidelines) requiring the posting of a bond is deleted/repealed.
Rule 5.1 requiring reciprocity with the applicant’s foreign country is deleted.
Rule 5.6 is amended to require that the applicant submit to the Board through the Commission the application and supporting documents on a date not later than sixty (60) days before the start of the medical mission.
A new provision states that no permit shall be issued unless the local medical society and/or specialty society involved has given a favorable indorsement to the Board.
To the Board through the Commission.
Not later than sixty (60) days before the start of the medical mission.
It becomes effective after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation, upon approval by the Commission.
Yes. Section 5 provides that the rule shall be effective after its approval by the Commission, then after the 15-day publication period.
DOH (Department of Health), PMA (Philippine Medical Association), PHA (Philippine Hospital Association), Department of Foreign Affairs, and other affected governmental association.
It removes an additional financial/guarantee requirement previously imposed, potentially reducing barriers and administrative burdens for applicants.
It means a foreign applicant’s country need not have reciprocal privileges in order for the medical mission permit to be considered, so the PRC rules rely less on foreign-country reciprocity.
No permit shall be issued; the indorsement is a condition precedent to the issuance of the medical mission permit.
It amends/updates specific provisions of Board Resolution No. 06, s. 1991 by deleting some rules, revising Rule 5.6, and adding an additional requirement on favorable indorsements.
It exercises quasi-legislative (rule-making) power, meaning it issues regulations with the force of administrative rules, subject to the statutory authority under RA 2382.