House Bill No. 10245, 18th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB10245
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE ELECTRONIC HEALTH OR eHEALTH SYSTEM AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Ehealth System And Services Act
ABSTRACT : Aims to utilize information and communication technology (ICT) for health or National eHealth System (NeHS) in order to deliver medical services and improve access to healthcare, particularly in medically unserved and underserved geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs).Mandates the Department of Health (DOH) to strengthen and transform its existing Knowledge Management and Information Technology Service (KMITS) into a full-pledged Bureau, to be called as the National eHealth Information and Services Bureau (NeHISB) which shall perform the overall management and administration of this Act.Mandates all health care providers and health-related entities to comply with data standards to allow interoperability and health information exchange.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : YAP, VICTOR A., TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D., SALO, RON P., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., VARGAS, ALFRED, GARIN, SHARON S., SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", SY-ALVARADO, "KUYA" JOSE ANTONIO R., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., ALONTE, MARLYN "LEN" B., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B., AGABAS, TYRONE D., ERIGUEL, SANDRA Y., M.D., LOYOLA, DAHLIA A., TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., MARIANO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH, YAP, ERIC G., DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., GATCHALIAN, WESLIE T., REVILLA, STRIKE B., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., ERMITA-BUHAIN, ELENITA MILAGROS "EILEEN", BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., BIAZON, RUFFY B., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., FARIÑAS, RUDYS CESAR I G., FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "DUKE" D., GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., GASATAYA, GREG G., GO, ED CHRISTOPHER S., GONZALEZ, SANDRO L., JALOSJOS, ROMEO JR. M., LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., SUAREZ, DAVID "JAY-JAY" C., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., UY, JULIETTE T., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., ZAMORA, WAY KURAT, BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, BENITEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO "KIKO" B., BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NIÑO B., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., CABREDO, FERNANDO T., CAMINERO, WILFREDO "WILLY" S., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., CASTRO, FRANCE L., CO, ANGELICA NATASHA, DAGOOC, SERGIO C., DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., DUJALI, ALAN "ALDU" R., DY, FAUSTINO MICHAEL CARLOS III T., ESPINA, GERARDO "GERRYBOY" JR. J., GULLAS, EDUARDO "EDDIE" R., GUYA, GODOFREDO N., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, NAVA, NA. LUCILLE L., M.D., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., SALIMBANGON, JANICE Z., SANCHEZ, HECTOR S., SILVERIO, LORNA C., TAN, ALYSSA SHEENA P., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., VILLA, JAKE VINCENT, ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., GO, MARK O., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., SAKALURAN, PRINCESS RIHAN M., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S.
DATE FILED : 2021-09-20
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Velasco (000 2011-11-16)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Yap (V.)	2. Tan (A.)
3. Salo	4. Nieto
5. Vargas	6. Garin (S.)
7. Salceda	8. Salvador-Tambunting
9. Vergara	10. Sy-Alvarado
11. Olivarez	12. Espino
13. Alonte	14. Suansing (E.)
15. Agabas	16. Eriguel
17. Loyola	18. Tiangco
19. Natividad-Nagaño	20. Yu
21. Mariano-Hernandez	22. Yap (E.)
23. Dalipe	24. Arenas
25. Garcia (P.J.)	26. Gatchalian
27. Revilla	28. Rodriguez
29. Fariñas (R.C.)	30. Quimbo
31. Ermita-Buhain	32. Bautista-Bandigan
33. Biazon	34. Calderon
35. Campos	36. Cuaresma
37. Ruiz Daza	38. Duavit
39. Fariñas I (R.C.)	40. Frasco
41. Garcia (J.E.)	42. Gasataya
43. Go (E.C.)	44. Gonzalez
45. Jalosjos	46. Limkaichong
47. Matugas	48. Sagarbarria
49. Suansing (H.)	50. Suarez (D.)
51. Tejada	52. Uy (J.)
53. Violago	54. Zamora (W.K.)
55. Barba	56. Benitez
57. Bernos	58. Bordado
59. Bravo	60. Cabredo
61. Caminero	62. Cari
63. Castro (F.L.)	64. Co (A.N.)
65. Dagooc	66. Dalog
67. Delos Santos	68. Deloso-Montalla
69. Dimaporo (A.)	70. Dimaporo (M.K.)
71. Dujali	72. Dy (F.M.C.)
73. Espina	74. Gullas
75. Guya	76. Labadlabad
77. Maceda	78. Nava
79. Ouano-Dizon	80. Plaza
81. Salimbangon	82. Sanchez
83. Silverio	84. Tan (A.S.)
85. Tutor	86. Villa
87. Elago	88. Go (M.)
89. Robes	90. Sakaluran
91. Sarmiento	92. Zubiri
93. Lopez (M.L.)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01233
SUBMITTED ON 2021-09-20
SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 61, 171, 665, 4899, 7114, 7318, 7422, and 7944
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00061, HB00171, HB00665, HB04899, HB07114, HB07318, HB07422, HB07944
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2021-09-21
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2021-09-21
DATE CALENDARED : 2021-09-23
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-11-10
SPONSORED BY : Deloso-Montalla
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-11-10
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Yap (V.), Tan (A.), Salo, Nieto, Vargas, Garin (S.), Salceda, Salvador-Tambunting, Vergara, Sy-Alvarado, Olivarez, Espino, Alonte, Suansing (E.), Agabas, Eriguel, Loyola, Tiangco, Natividad-Nagaño, Yu, Mariano-Hernandez, Yap (E.), Dalipe, Arenas, Garcia (P.J.), Gatchalian, Revilla, Rodriguez, Fariñas (R.C.), Quimbo, Ermita-Buhain, Bautista-Bandigan, Biazon, Calderon, Campos, Cuaresma, Ruiz Daza, Duavit, Fariñas I (R.C.), Frasco, Garcia (J.E.), Gasataya, Go (E.C.), Gonzalez, Jalosjos, Limkaichong, Matugas, Sagarbarria, Suansing (H.), Suarez (D.), Tejada, Uy (J.), Violago, Zamora (W.K.), Barba, Benitez, Bernos, Bordado, Bravo, Cabredo, Caminero, Cari, Castro (F.L.), Co (A.N.), Dagooc, Dalog, Delos Santos, Deloso-Montalla, Dimaporo (A.), Dimaporo (M.K.), Dujali, Dy (F.M.C.), Espina, Gullas, Guya, Labadlabad, Maceda, Nava, Ouano-Dizon, Plaza, Salimbangon, Sanchez, Silverio, Tan (A.S.), Tutor, Villa, Elago, Go (M.), Robes, Sakaluran, Sarmiento, Zubiri, Lopez (M.L.)
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-11-10
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-11-11
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-11-17
THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE ELECTRONIC HEALTH OR eHEALTH SYSTEM AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:197 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2021-11-18
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-11-18
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