QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 451)
Republic Act No. 747, as implemented by Executive Order No. 578 (dated March 24, 1953).
To issue certificates of indigency for patients who wish to avail of benefits, and to help determine accurately the income of patients for proper classification.
Municipal and city treasurers are authorized to enlist the assistance of other government agencies to accurately determine the income of patients.
It states that socio-economic investigation of patients by the Department of Health, through its operating field health units, can be done more effectively with the cooperation and assistance of municipal and city treasurers.
Certificates of indigency are issued to patients who may wish to take advantage of benefits provided by government hospitals, charity clinics, health centers, and dispensaries primarily for the poor.
It involves treasurers as well. While the Department of Health conducts socio-economic investigations, the Executive Order expressly directs municipal and city treasurers to issue the certificates and to enlist assistance to accurately determine income for classification.
It emphasizes the medically indigent population as a primary concern of the government.
It was issued on November 20, 1961, in the City of Manila, signed by President Carlos P. Garcia with Edilberto B. Gallares as Assistant Executive Secretary. These details are important for determining effectivity, sequence with related issuances, and historical/legal context.
A certificate of indigency issued by the municipal or city treasurer, based on the classification under Republic Act No. 747 as implemented by Executive Order No. 578.
It implies that treasurers play an active role in accurately determining a patient’s income and applying the statutory classification for indigency.
Executive Order No. 578 serves as the implementing measure for Republic Act No. 747, and Executive Order No. 451 instructs treasurers to base their certificates on the classification made in RA 747 as implemented by EO 578.
It states that government hospitals, charity clinics, health centers, and dispensaries are established primarily for the treatment and care of the poor.
It supports a coordinated administrative process for evidence gathering and accuracy in applying the statutory indigency classification, thereby helping ensure that certificates are issued based on reliable determinations.