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1
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Promulgated by the state in the exercise of the police power to protect its citizenry from unqualified
practitioners of medicine

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MEDICAL ACT OF 1959

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Act which states to Judging the nature, character and symptoms of a disease in determining the disease

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MEDICAL ACT OF 1959

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Diagnosis, applications and use of medicine and drugs for curing, mitigating or relieving bodily disease or
conditions

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MEDICAL ACT OF 1959

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4 THE FOLLOWING ACTS

CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

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(DTOP)
• Physically examine a person and diagnose
• Physically examine a person and treat
• Physically examine a person and operate
• Physically examine a person and prescribe any remedy

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5
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the art of balancing priorities

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Medical diagnosis

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a mental process whereby one or more persons appraise a situation and make a decision based on their judgment that may lead or may not lead to action

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Diagnosis

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is all the steps taken to affect a cure of an
injury or disease, includes examination and diagnosis,
application of remedies

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Treatment

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act or succession of acts performed upon the body of a patient for his relief or restoration of normal condition, either by manipulation or the use of surgical instruments or both

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Operation

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operation within or upon the following cavities: cranium, thorax or abdomen

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Major Surgery

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3 Cavities where “Major surgery” applies

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  1. Cranium
  2. Thorax
  3. Abdomen
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direction of remedy or remedies for a disease and the manner of using them to prescribe means to direct, designate or order use of a remedy

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Prescription

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The following 2 conditions do not affect the act as to be a

Practice of Medicine:

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  1. Whether or not the act was done with or without compensation;
  2. Regardless of the nature of the remedy or treatment administered
    __________________________________
  3. Done with or without compensation
  4. Done regardless of the nature of treatment
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8 TREATMENT NOT

CONSIDERED PRACTICE OF MEDICINE under provision of law

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  1. Med students supervised by a registered physician
  2. Legally registered dentist practicing exclusively in dentistry
  3. Any duly registered masseur or physiotherapist, provided that he applies massage as per prescription or by the act itself ONLY
  4. Registered optometrist who mechanically fits or sells lenses
  5. Any person who renders service gratuitously in cases of emergency where no MD is available
  6. Any person who administers or recommends any household remedy as per classification of existing Pharmacy Laws
  7. Prosthetist who fit artificial limbs under the supervision of a registered physician
  8. Clinical psychologist or mental hygienist in regards to psychiatric cases
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6 treatment NOT considered practice of medicine under court decision

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  1. Took BP, announce but did not give prescription
  2. Use vibrator or sun lamp by unlicensed person
  3. Use of an electric machine by barbers in giving treatment
  4. The application of medicated massage was held not to constitute a practice of medicine
  5. hospital cannot be aid to be practicing medicine in violation of law where it merely agrees to care for the patient in the usual manner
  6. The administration of anesthesia by a licensed nurse under the supervision of a physician
    _____________________________
  7. Unannounced BP result
  8. Vibrator and sun lamp
  9. Barber electric machine
  10. Medical massage
  11. Hospital cannot aid in med practice
  12. Nurse using anesthesia
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Not exempted in the definition of acts constituting the

practice of Medicine

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Faith Healing, Healing by Prayer or Divine Healing

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Founded more in mystery rather than science, “miracle cure”, balancing of energy forces in the body. Primarily concerned with the relief of pain when applied

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ACUPUNCTURE

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Rules imposed by the Philippine Medical Association on acupuncture

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  1. Should be subject to the rules created by the Board of medicine
  2. Limited practice by physicians or approved practitioners
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18
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Regulates the practice of traditional medicine in the

Philippines (attached to DOH)

A

RA 8423 (Traditional and Alternative Act Of 1997)

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19
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A professional acupuncturist should be registered as a

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→ Certified Acupuncturist (CA)

→ Certified Medical Acupuncturist (CMA)

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20
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PENALTIES FOR “ILLEGAL PRACTICE OF

MEDICINE” is made under what law section

A

Sec. 28, Medical Act of 1959

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PENALTIES FOR “ILLEGAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

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  1. Fine of not less than one thousand pesos
  2. imprisonment of not less than one year
  3. Both
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5 Those who can have limited practice without any certificate of registration

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  1. Foreign Doctors
  2. International bodies doctors
  3. USAF doctors
  4. Foreign exchange professor doctors
  5. Medical students who have completed the first four years of the medical course
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Presidential decree allowing former Filipino professionals to practice their respective professions in the Philippines

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Presidential Decree 541

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4 “Balikbayan” Physicians qualifications

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  1. Professional practitioners of good standing prior to their departure from the Philippines
  2. Registered with PRC and paid license fees
  3. Those qualified to practice by reciprocity agreements
  4. Medical students or graduates under training
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25
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If Filipino physicians are allowed to be admitted to practice medicine in a foreign country, then
the Philippines may allow the physicians of that foreign country to practice medicine in the Philippines.

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Reciprocity

26
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If the qualification of those allowed to practice medicine in a foreign country is substantially similar to that of the Philippines, then the physicians of that foreign country may be allowed to practice medicine in the Philippines,

A

Endorsement

27
Q

Section Law that allowed the endorsement of physicians

A

Sec. 5(j), P.D. 223 as amended by P.D. 657, provides

28
Q

Renders service under the direct supervision and control of a registered physician can do the act of diagnosis and
treatment.

A

Medical Students or Graduates Under Training

29
Q

Law that promulgated medical students under training

A

Art III, Medical Act of 1959

30
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Those that are not legally under any licensure laws (G2K)

A 
→ Chiropodist
→ Chiropractor
→ Masseur (Male) and Masseuse (Female)
→ Naturopathist
→ Naprapathist
→ Neuropathist
→ Osteopathist
31
Q

Law allowing dentist to practice

A

Philippine Dental Act of 1965 Rep. Act No. 4419

32
Q

Law allowing optometrist to practice

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Optometry Law; Rep. Act No. 1998

33
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Law allowing midwife to practice

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Philippine Midwifery Law; Rep. Act No. 2644

34
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Law allowing nurse to practice

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Philippine Nursing Law; Rep. Act No. 877 and 6136

35
Q

Law allowing medical technologist to practice

A

Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969;

Rep. Act No. 5527

36
Q

Law allowing PT to practice

A

Rep. Act No. 5680

37
Q

Law allowing Therapist to practice

A

Rep. Act No. 5680

38
Q

Law allowing pharmacist to practice

A

Rep. Act No. 5921

39
Q

Personality starts at birth and ends at death

A

Natural person

40
Q

one who is created by law, whose life and attributes

are those provided by law

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Juridical or artificial person

41
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Article wherein The State and its political subdivisions; Other corporations, institutions, and entities for public interest or purpose, created by law; their personality begins as soon as they have been constituted according to law; and

A

Art. 44, Civil Code,

42
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TYPES OF PERSONS EXISTING UNDER THE LAW

A
  1. Natural person
  2. Judicial or artificial person
  3. Under Article 44
43
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Reasons why a juridical person cannot practice medicine

A
  1. It cannot be subject to examination
  2. Physicians are controlled in their purely professional activities by unlicensed persons
  3. Physician-patient relationship will be impaired
  4. It will be the corporation who decides who will treat the patient.
44
Q

the physician attends to all kinds of diseases, injuries, deformities; may institute all forms of treatment

A

General Practice

45
Q

Can only be practiced by a physician who has undergone special training in certain fields of medicine on cases within the scope of his specialization

A

Specialist Practice

46
Q

Own private clinic of physician

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Clinic Practice

47
Q

Alone without any relationship with other physicians

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Individual Practice

48
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Formal association of two or more physicians providing services in more than one medical field or specialty

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Group Practice

49
Q

A physician whose practice is lucrative may employ

medical assistants to assist him in the management of his patients

A

Employer-Employee Relationship

50
Q

Two or more persons bind themselves to contribute
money, property, or industry to a common fund with the
intention of dividing profit among themselves

A

Partnership

51
Q

An artificial being created by operation of law, having the right of succession and the powers, attributes, and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence

A

Corporation

52
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The practice of medicine under an (agreement between a physician) or a group of physicians, as principals or agents, (and a corporation), organization, political subdivision or individual whereby partial or full medical services are
provided for a group or class of individuals on the basis of a fee schedule, or for salary or for a fixed rate per capita.
A

CONTRACT PRACTICE

53
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A physician or group of physicians may enter into a contract with an industrial establishment to render medical services to the employees for certain agreed financial return

A

PRACTICE OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE

54
Q

A subscriber or member of the plan regularly pays to the
administering organization a fixed sum or premium or as
due

A

MEDICAL SERVICE PLAN

55
Q

For initial registration in the PRC, the physician must pay

_____ for the succeeding years

A

Php. 25.00

56
Q

Annual registration fee prescribed by law must be paid not later than ____ of the year next following the
calendar year in which it is due

A

January 20

57
Q

Must pay____ annual professional license fee

which may be paid fully or in two semi-annual payments of ____

A

Php 75.00; Php 37.50.

58
Q

6 Need not pay the professional license fee in the following instances

A

→ under the service of the Philippine Government
→ giving consultations outside the country
→ In the treatment of emergency cases of public hospitals
→ When administering treatment to a family member
→ When he heals by prayer
→ When he is under training and supervised by qualified physicians
___________________________________
1. Employed by government
2. Consultation outside Philippines
3. Treating emergency cases
4. Treating Family members
5. Treating by prayer
6. Trained and supervised by qualified doctors

59
Q

Under the municipal ordinance, some cities impose signboard license fee depending upon the size of the signboard

A

SIGNBOARD LICENSE FEE

60
Q

May be computed from the net income or gross income Net income is gross income minus all legally deductible expenses

A

INCOME TAX

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