Unit 5: RA 11166 - Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act (Part 2) Flashcards
Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act
What is Article 5 of RA 11166?
Health and Support Services
Health and Support Services
What is Section 33 of RA 11166?
Treatment of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS
What section is described below:
The DOH shall establish a program that will provide free and accessible ART and medication for opportunistic infections to all PLHIVs who are enrolled in the program. It shall likewise designate public and private hospitals to become treatment hubs. A manual of procedures for management of PLHIV shall be developed by the DOH.
Section 33
What is Section 34 of RA 11166?
Access to Medical Services by Indigents
What section is described below:
Indigent persons living with HIV shall not be deprived of access to medical services. The DOH and DSWD shall establish a program that will support better access to ART and medication for opportunistic infections to all indigent PLHIV, which includes financial support for necessary medical services related to the person’s HIV condition.
Section 34
What is Section 35 of RA 11166?
Economic Empowerment and Support
What section is described below:
PLHIV shall not be deprived of any employment, livelihood, micro-finance, self-help, and cooperative programs by reason of their HIV status. The DSWD, in coordination with the DILG, DOLE, and TESDA, shall develop enabling policies and guidelines to ensure economic empowerment and independence designed for PLHIV.
Section 35
What is Section 36 of RA 11166?
Care and Support for Persons Living with HIV
What section is described below:
The DSWD, in coordination with the DOH, shall develop care and support programs for PLHIV, which shall include peer-led counseling and support, social protection, welfare assistance, and mechanisms for case management. These programs shall include care and support for the affected children, families, partners, and support groups of PLHIV.
Section 36
What is Section 37 of RA 11166?
Care and Support for Overseas Workers living with HIV
What section is described below:
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), in coordination with the DOH, DSWD, DFA, CFO, and the Bureau of Quarantine and International Health Surveillance, shall develop a program to provide a stigma-free comprehensive reintegration, care, and support program, including economic, social, medical support for overseas workers, regardless of employment status and stage in the migration process.
Section 37
What is Section 38 of RA 11166?
Care and Support for Affected Families, Intimate Partners, Significant Others and Children of People Living with HIV
What section is described below:
The DSWD, DOH, and LGUs, in consultation with CSOs and affected families of PLHIV shall develop care and support programs for affected families, intimate partners, significant others, and children of PLHIV.
Section 38
What is Section 39 of RA 11166?
Care and Support Program in Prisons and Other Closed-Setting Institutions
What section is described below:
All prisons, rehabilitation centers, and other closed-setting institutions shall have comprehensive STI, HIV and AIDS prevention and control program that includes HIV education and information, HIV counseling and testing, and access to HIV treatment and care services. The DOH, in coordination with DILG, DOJ, and DSWD, shall develop HIV and AIDS comprehensive programs and policies, which include the HIV counseling and testing procedures in prisons, rehabilitation centers, and other closed-setting institutions.
Section 39
What section is described below:
PLHIV in prisons, rehabilitation centers, and other closed settings institutions shall be provided HIV treatment, which includes anti-retroviral drugs, care, and support in accordance with the national guidelines. Efforts should be undertaken to ensure the continuity of care at all stages, from admission or imprisonment to release. The provision on informed consent and confidentiality shall also apply in closed-setting institutions
Section 39
What section is described below:
The members of the PNAC, in cooperation with the CSOs, and in collaboration with DOJ and CHR, shall ensure the delivery of non-discriminatory HIV and AIDS services by government and private HIV and AIDS service providers.
Section 40
What is Section 40 of RA 11166?
Non-discriminatory HIV and AIDS Services
What is Section 41 of RA 11166?
Protection of HIV Educators, Licensed Social Workers, Health Workers, and other HIV and AIDS Service Providers from Harassment
What section is described below:
Any person involved in the provision of HIV and AIDS services, including peer educators, shall be protected from suit, arrest or prosecution, and from civil, criminal or administrative liability, on the basis of their delivery of such services in HIV prevention. This protection does not cover acts which are committed in violated of this Act.
Section 41
What is Section 43 of RA 11166?
HIV and AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation
What is Section 42 of RA 11166?
Health Insurance and Similar Health Services
What is Article VI of RA 11166?
Confidentiality
What is Section 44 of RA 11166?
Confidentiality
What is Section 45 of RA 11166?
Exceptions
What is Section 46 of RA 11166?
Disclosure of HIV-Related Test Results
What is Section 47 of RA 11166?
Disclosure to Persons with Potential Exposure to HIV