QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 4073)
To further liberalize the treatment of leprosy by amending and repealing certain sections of the Revised Administrative Code.
Sections 1058 and 1059 of the Revised Administrative Code.
Only when certified by the Secretary of Health or his authorized representatives that the stage of the disease requires institutional treatment.
No persons afflicted with leprosy shall be confined in a leprosarium, except under the certification condition stated in the law.
Treated in any government skin clinic, rural health unit, or by a duly licensed physician.
The Secretary of Health or his authorized representatives.
The patient shall forthwith be sent to a government-operated sanitarium for treatment.
Until such time as the Secretary of Health or his authorized representative decides that institutional treatment is no longer necessary.
A decision by the Secretary of Health or his authorized representative.
Yes. If not required for institutional treatment, they may be treated by a duly licensed physician.
Section 2 repeals Sections 1060 to 1071, inclusive, of the Revised Administrative Code.
It restricts confinement to cases certified as requiring institutional treatment and directs most patients to be treated in government clinics/rural health units or by licensed physicians.
Whether the leprosy patient has developed the disease to such a stage as to require institutional treatment, as certified by the leprosy officer.
The patient shall forthwith be sent to a government-operated sanitarium and treated there until the Secretary of Health determines institutional treatment is no longer necessary.
Upon its approval.
Any government skin clinic or rural health unit.