Amendments to Medical Mission Permit Rules

Section 1 deletes the Rule 4.5 requirement in Board Resolution No. 06, s. 1991 on posting of a bond.
Section 2 deletes the Rule 5.1 requirement of reciprocity between the applicant’s country and the Philippines.
Section 3 amends Rule 5.6 by requiring a specific application submission timeline.

Rule 5.6 (as amended) requires the applicant to submit an application to the Board through the Commission.
The amended Rule 5.6 requires submission of the application together with all documents in support thereof.
The amended Rule 5.6 sets a deadline: submission must be made on a date not later than sixty (60) days before the start of the medical mission.

Section 4 adds a new Rule 6 provision: No permit shall be issued unless the local medical society and/or specialty society involved gives a favorable indorsement to the Board.

Section 5 provides that the resolution takes effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation, upon approval by the Commission.
Section 6 requires furnishing a copy of the resolution to the Department of Health (DOH), the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA), and the Department of Foreign Affairs, including other affected governmental associations.

The resolution was adopted on May 17, 1994, by the Chairman and Members of the PRC Board of Medicine: Dr. Raul G. Pores (Chairman), and Members including Dr. Olivia Dumlao-Gaerlan, Dr. Lucita P. Aguilar, Dr. Julita R. Jalbuena, Dr. Virgilio L. Gonzales, and Dr. Ramon B. Abragan, Jr.
The resolution was approved by Commissioner Hermogenes P. Pobre and Associate Commissioners Mariano A. Mendiieta and Armando C. Pascual.