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AN ACT REGULATING THE EDUCATION AND LICENSURE OF PHYSICIANS AND THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2382, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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PHYSICIANS ACT OF 2006
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68
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240
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04861 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE EDUCATION AND LICENSURE OF PHYSICIANS AND THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2382, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : "Physicians Act of 2005." | |
| ABSTRACT : "Physicians Act of 2005". The bill provides for the following, among others: a) the creation of the Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine vice the Board of Medical Examiners, b) the creation of the Council of Medical Education vice the Board of Medical Education, c) the inclusion of psychiatry among the subjects for licensure examination, and d) the inclusion of clinical clerkship and internship training as a requirement in the completion of a doctorate degree in medicine. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : AQUINO, AGAPITO A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2005-10-18 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Del Mar | 2. Nepomuceno |
| 3. Andaya | 4. Abayon |
| 5. Olano | 6. Jala |
| 7. Chatto | 8. Soon-ruiz |
| 9. Yapha | 10. Ramiro |
| 11. Cari | 12. Zialcita |
| 13. Silverio | 14. Baterina |
| 15. Magsaysay | 16. Solis |
| 17. Villarosa | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Magsaysay (032 ) | 2. Marañon (032 )/ME |
| 3. Gullas (041 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01167 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-10-18 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01070 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-11-07 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-11-07 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-11-16 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-12-14 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-12-14 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-01-16 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-02-21 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:164 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-03-01 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-03-01 | |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT REGULATING THE EDUCATION AND LICENSURE OF PHYSICIANS AND THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2382, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 3/1/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives AGAPITO S. AQUINO, RAUL V. DEL MAR, FRANCIS "BLUEBOY" L. NEPOMUCENO, ROLANDO G. ANDAYA JR., HARLIN C. ABAYON, ET. AL., as authors; 3/6/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION; EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE and FINANCE; [ 2007 ] 1/31/2007 Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 240, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2590; 1/31/2007 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate; 1/31/2007 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2590.
Abstract
"Physicians Act of 2005". The bill provides for the following, among others: a) the creation of the Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine vice the Board of Medical Examiners, b) the creation of the Council of Medical Education vice the Board of Medical Education, c) the inclusion of psychiatry among the subjects for licensure examination, and d) the inclusion of clinical clerkship and internship training as a requirement in the completion of a doctorate degree in medicine.'
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