Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2987, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE INCLUSION OF PSYCHIATRY IN THE MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MEDICAL ACT OF 1959 |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The quality of a person's life is not only determined and enhanced by physical health but more so by mental and emotional stability. It is so easy to forget that the diseases of the mind are often more virulent and have greater impact onthe lives of people than the diseases of the body. Furthermore, soundness of body requires mental and emotional equilibrium. Mental health not only enhances the physical well-being of people, it assures their place as productive members of societyand permits them to make informed and intelligent decisions to be able to live and experience life to the fullest. > The inclusion of psychiatry as a medical board subject will not only increase the chances that psychiatry be recognized as a significcant medical discipline and elevated to its rightful place in the medical community. More importantly, it is an assurance that patients suffering from various forms of mental, behavioral and emotional problems will be handled by doctors who may not b |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAGMAN-LUISTRO, CIELO KRISEL |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4729, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 2001-09-25 |
Abstract
"Rationale: The quality of a person's life is not only determined and enhanced by physical health but more so by mental and emotional stability. It is so easy to forget that the diseases of the mind are often more virulent and have greater impact onthe lives of people than the diseases of the body. Furthermore, soundness of body requires mental and emotional equilibrium. Mental health not only enhances the physical well-being of people, it assures their place as productive members of societyand permits them to make informed and intelligent decisions to be able to live and experience life to the fullest. > The inclusion of psychiatry as a medical board subject will not only increase the chances that psychiatry be recognized as a significcant medical discipline and elevated to its rightful place in the medical community. More importantly, it is an assurance that patients suffering from various forms of mental, behavioral and emotional problems will be handled by doctors who may not b"
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