Legal basis and statutory amendment
- Section 1 amends Sec. 772 of the Administrative Code to include a reciprocity condition for foreign physicians’ admission to examination.
- Section 2 repeals acts or portions of acts inconsistent with the amended rule in Sec. 772.
Policy and governing principle
- Act No. 3609 establishes a reciprocity requirement limiting admission of foreign physicians to the examination process for registration.
Reciprocity requirement for foreign physicians
- Sec. 772 requires that all applicants for registration under the chapter be subjected to examination.
- Sec. 772 applies to foreign physicians or medical men seeking admission to the examination.
- Sec. 772 prohibits admission of a foreign physician or medical man to examination unless the foreign physician’s country permits Filipino physicians to practice within its territorial limits.
- Sec. 772 allows admission to the examination only when the reciprocity condition is satisfied.
Exceptions and scope in the amended rule
- Sec. 772 states that the examination requirement applies “except as otherwise specially provided.”
- Sec. 772 applies specifically to foreign physicians or medical men in relation to admission to examination.
- Sec. 772 ties the eligibility condition to the country of which the foreign physician is a subject or citizen.
Repealing clause and effect of noncompliance
- Section 2 repeals all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with Act No. 3609.
- Sec. 772 operates as a direct bar to admitting a foreign physician or medical man to examination when reciprocity is not met.