Rural health law

In medicine, rural health or rural medicine is the interdisciplinary study of health and health
care delivery in rural environments. The concept of rural health incorporates many fields,
including geography, midwifery, nursing, sociology, economics,

and telehealth ortelemedicine.

Research shows that the healthcare needs of individuals living in rural areas are different from
those in urban areas, and rural areas often suffer from a lack of access to healthcare.
Republic Act 349 Legalizes the use of human organs for surgical, medical and scientific
purposes.
Republic Act 1080 Civil Service Eligibility
Republic Act 1082 Rural Health Unit Act
Republic Act 1136 Act recognizing the Division of Tuberculosis in the DOH
Republic Act 1891 Act strengthening Health and Dental services in the rural areas
Republic Act 3573 Law on reporting of Communicable Diseases
Republic Act 4073 Liberalized treatment of Leprosy
Republic Act 4226 Hospital Licensure Act requires all hospital to be licensed before it can
operative
Republic Act 5821 The Pharmacy Act
Republic Act 5901 40 hours work for hospital workers
Republic Act 5821 The Pharmacy Act
Republic Act 6111 Medicare Act
Republic Act 6365 Established a National Policy on Population
Republic Act 6425 Dangerous Drug Act of 1992
Republic Act 6511 Act to standardize the examination and registration fees charged by the
National Boards

Evaluation and devolution of health services

The Local Government Code of 1991 revived our interest in a devolved model of
governmenta model that the author of the law, Senator Aquilino Pimentel,
believes to be the key to national development. Prior to the enactment of this law,
several attempts were made to devolve governance. Nevertheless, the Local
Government Code (LGC) is still considered the most radical move to decentralize
the powers and responsibilities of the national government. Its ratification granted
unparalleled autonomy to local government units (LGUs).
The main feature of the LGC is the relinquishing of responsibilities of the national
government in favor of local government units in the provision of public goods and
social services. To efficiently deliver the devolved tasks, the LGUs were given
increased powers to mobilize their own resources.

The Local Government Code of 1991: From mandate to actuality

Health sector
The Local Government Code of 1991 clearly specified the tasks that should be
devolved to the local government units. In the health sector, the box on the next
page indicates the distribution of tasks between LGUs.
Barangay
- Health and social welfare services which include maintenance of
barangay health center and day care center

Municipality - Subject to the provisions of Title Five, Book I of this Code, health
services which include the implementation of programs and projects on primary
healthcare, maternal and child care, and communicable and non-communicable
disease control services; access to secondary and tertiary health services; purchase
of medicines, medical supplies, and equipment needed to carry out the services
herein enumerated
Province - Subject to the provisions of Title Five, Book I of this Code, health
services which include hospitals and other tertiary health services
City -All the services and facilities of the municipality and province
The DOH is also mandated to maintain national health facilities and hospitals with
modern and advanced capabilities to support local services. These health facilities
and special hospitals should provide technical support to all rural health centers.