Amending Presidential Decree No. 169

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 212 July 10, 1987

AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 169

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 169 requires medical practitioners to report the treatment of patients for serious and less serious physical injuries as defined in Articles 262, 263, 264 and 265 of the Revised Penal Code to the nearest Philippine Constabulary unit either personally or by the fastest means possible, under pain of penal and administrative sanctions;

WHEREAS, the said requirement was imposed during martial law to enable law enforcement agencies to keep track of all violent crimes, conduct timely investigation thereon and effect the immediate arrest of the perpetrators thereof;

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 169, being premised on the existence of martial law, must yield to the people's mandate to restore democracy and to maintain the supremacy of civilian authority over the military;

WHEREAS, the duty to maintain peace and order in the community principally belongs to the law enforcement agencies, and although the cooperation of the citizenry, particularly the medical practitioners, may be enlisted for the...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 212

Amending Presidential Decree No. 169 on Reporting Treatment of Injuries

- Requirement for Medical Practitioners to Report Treatment (Sec. 1):
• Medical practitioners must promptly report treatment of serious or less serious physical injuries (as defined in Articles 262, 263, 264, and 265 of the Revised Penal Code) to the nearest government health authority.
• No fee shall be charged for transmitting the report through government communication facilities.
• Records of reports kept by health authorities shall be made available to law enforcement agencies upon written request.

- Contents of the Report (Sec. 2):
• The report shall indicate, when practicable: patient's name, age, and address; nearest kin's name and address; person who brought the patient's name and address; nature and probable cause of injury; approximate time, date, and place of injury; time, date, and nature of treatment; diagnosis, prognosis, and/or disposition of the patient.

- Implementation and Enforcement (Sec. 3 and 4):
• The Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Philippine Constabulary, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act (Sec. 3).
• Violations shall be punished administratively with a fine of not less than P100.00 nor more than P500.00 (Sec. 4).
• Upon the third violation, the attending physician's license or permit shall be cancelled (Sec. 4).
• The Board of Medicine shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction to investigate, hear, and decide cases of violations, subject to review by the Professional Regulation Commission when appealed (Sec. 4).

- Repealing Clause and Effectivity (Sec. 2 and 3):
• All laws, decrees, proclamations, and instructions inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed or modified accordingly (Sec. 2).
• This Executive Order shall take effect immediately (Sec. 3).