‘Repub ofthe Bpyins Gongress af the Philippines Ble ils Seon Conger: ‘Thid Regular Session Sega and hl in Maro Mani, on Monday, the trite ‘yf ly tothounseightoen [Rerusuc Acr No. 11332] AN ACT PROVIDING POLICIES AND PRESCRIBING. ‘PROCEDURES ON SURVEILLANCE AND RES?ONSE ‘TO NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, EPIDEMICS, AND HEALTH EVENTS OP PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE act NO. 3573. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAW ON REPORTING ‘OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES” Beit enacted by the Senate and Hos of Representtive of the Philippinesin Congress som edt SECUON 1 Sort Ty = Thi At shall be kan [Bronte of Public Health Concern Act" oo“ ‘SEC. 2 Declaration of Policy. ~ I x herby dase the oi of the State to protact and promote the ht te health tbe people and int Reith oobsanese meng em It‘ll endeavor to protect the prole fom public helt threats ‘hrough the efheene ad eect Wnease survelance of Dota diseases including emerging and reesei [Eieious diane, dence fr climate and eradication “ideice, and health events including coma, ratiosnceat ‘hl enonmental agente of ube beth ance and provide ose yetem in compahee with the 2005, i legultions Hf) of the Work Health (Organza (WHO) The State vengize eps aoe public health emergence ae threats to public heath ond Estonl security which enn sndermine the soda, cea ‘sd pliteal func a the State ‘The State alo recognizes disease eurweillance and response aptems ofthe Department ef Health (DOM) and ie [nal eonterpors asthe tno of defence to epidemss and Feu evente of ple wath concrnthat pre sk to public Death nd sour Swe. 8.Defnton of Terma, — Ax ww in thie Act: (0) Dison sofort an les do toa specie tic subetanoe,esspatonsl exporare br infects agent, which ‘ese swept sodiidu er dey or nec, a2 from an infected anita ot pore, or iret throogh a nominee estar of the eaironment Ps otro fers he esion of dnn inate prevdomeymorouty or surety ao tall lteepiae el at oe of delete ers and cond Intention mares to ninain the reduion Discs sareilone refers tothe ongoing systematic callecion, anlyaiintrpretation, and diseination of ‘kts dat for aoe the plan smpleentton, ft enim of pbc health prc. A dscase surely ‘tco incles the factional capaety for data sali ne ‘rls the timely dissemination of them dato pera who in anderake edctve prevention and copa ettes (4) Brmorgng or romorgng infectious disses eer v9 seats that have not ured mans ere: have ‘Scud pevioaly ot aflaced oly mall amber of pope Sint area (have cued thughowe hom Bator bout have only secenly ben recogni as distant disease dhe to at ifcioue agen; (3) cued by previouely Sidoticted unknown infestous agente (3) are due to Iiufant cr veeitat sraine of cauatve organism; and (©) ce were majer heath prblems tn the county, a then {etined dramataly, but are agin coming heath problems {tea spoican propartion af the populate: (©, Bpidonic/outreal refers o an cecusrence of more case of disease than sormaly expect win wept Pace ‘or grup of pope over given pend of toe 1 Bpideniloseinectsation refers wo a inguirg to the inden prevalence, exten, sure, mode ef tabamieson, feuetion of nd othr information erin! lo 8 disease (a) Holts vent of public health concern reece to iter be beat emergency or publ bath hres de {Mtl chemi rusk a environmental gett 1) Injctous dicoe rete t a enially maniestod Aisa of ane or animalsreuling frm am neta 8) Mancatory reporting refers to the obligatory reporting oft sondition to load or tte hea aathertes, ‘renin fr mate disease, epidemics pb health ‘vente af publi health onc 1) Notifsbledincase refers toa disease that by Legal quent met ho report ote ple Bea tbe: 1%) Pablic health guthority sofers to the DOH lapel the Bpdemsiogy Buren, Disease Prevention and {Conta Bureay, Bureau of Quarantine and International Health Sarwlice, Health Rasergcny Management Barer, Find snd Drag instratin.qverentoeital, Resarch Inattte of Tapia! Mecaine un ater National Reference borer set DOH esa OSs) thelr fe fee lprowil iy or mumicoaly) or any person dieetly Athi to sc'on i ofthe DOH or the Tra heslehPade hath emergency refers ta am oncusence or ‘mionotthteae af on ilies orate coadiaon thet (0) 12 caused by any ofthe following (® Butererem (i) Appearance of a aovel or previously contol or cradieted infec agent bolbgal toxn: (i) A natural dente (9) A chemo stack or sesiental lease (©) A tutear attack or aziden; or (7) An attack of aosidental release of radiosctive raster and (2) Pecos high probability of any of the flowing ©) aege numberof dete inthe affected population GA lange number of serious injusioe oF longterm hence the aes population (i) Widespread exposure to an infections or taxi agent int pues assist of eel bar 1 9 Ine 6) Inernninal exposure wa cious or tx gent shat pom tint Hk to te health af enzens of ther (9 Trade and travel restecion: (0) Pablic helt throat sees to any tuo a fear tht may mpmesent adage to the Belo He pop at (2) Reaponse refers t th implementation of apc active cota hare mad of scon atbvea Tiana ol pcvent stools vorkenln SRntset acing, rapid Hak saaruoent, ease meneren Ereatnet of baente, ek comensioton: coodsct ot frevenon sce, and fabian, SEC. 4, Dbjeties — This Act aall have the allowing bet (To continuously develop and upgrade the list of tly aotabie dase and heals eves of ple bea foncera with their corvecpondiag caoe definitions and Iioratry conirabon: (4) ‘To onause, the establishment and maintenance of ohare al efctve dear survence an ene ‘petom atthe nttnal ad loa! level (@) ‘To expand elaborations beyond traditional publi ‘oath porno tects sihes who may be valve sn the disease rurvellance ond tesponce, rach as ngrcultaral ‘igencies, vterinsrians, environmental agencies, Isw SMoeement ensns, so tansperaton and ammunition ‘semen among otbers (To rovide accurate and tly helt iforstion shoxtnise dca alates ad Soto to ion aod health provides acm atseal part response te pbs health emergence ) To establish effective mechanieme for strong coloration wih sana and lal great ath Senses to ere proper prodorer ae ples to prem pun eo ft ise dl oth ven ok {ind control and containment neluding follow-up activi fo enoure that public health authors have the staalry an seglaony stony fo coors the flowiog (0) Mandate spring o reportable Anse and Health vents of ple health consr: 12) Hpskmisoutbua alr epee inestigation case owesigntions; patient tere, reve of medial ‘nda ron tracing specimen cllecon and testing. =k ‘Scosementy htoratoryinvestgaoon. popula aureye od (6 Quaanting and elation: and(4) Rapid continent and plementation of measurce for alsnaoe provenaen and 3a (@)_ To provide outcint fonding to cuppor operations edad to stn aot mana epidemiology’ tnd erence {teat the DOH, heal ates an os Eoorrment te LGUS, elie and effetielyInvstignte outireaks and Sets Conte of bbc heals conser vaste, alec anabae fn diseminate dente survelanc formation to alevant ‘avn or rgnizatons: and implmenteppropeate response i ‘To reauire public and private physicians, aed ndical personnel, profesional sects, opal cis, Irak free, iborstves, paar compares, pate ‘Simpanie an nettne wokplacs, sols, pone, pores porta seabichmente; communtien, over government “tres sd aongvernmentogenatins (NGOS) to actively ‘artes in foes sueeloace Sd reponse abd 0 Te mops nn flit ent ple, ch ‘of poop to Miers, badly sategry and privacy le tainting ead peering pubic heath and may SRE, 5. Noufoke Discoes and Holth Brnts of Public alin Concern. he Hpidemialogy Breas wader the DOH ilrgulrl update and nu at of atonal tile {Teeaee aplbenih event of pe Health cee ih hese Serepoing cas defitone ‘heen ed the dn tn hase criteria established bythe DOT SSE 6 Mandotry porting of Notifiable Dissaes and Losin Buea of Pac Concern.” The DOH, thyouth the Epidemiology ‘Bureat, shall save the official ot of hnetdutenatd putt health sora system, dear ‘Stevens al toponce aeteme for maratey apt of table dsess ane ent pe sonsrm poe In Section & of this ACt-Thir ola het shall elude the Feld’ Health Service Taformation Sym CPHSIS): the Phibppine Integrated Disease Suwvellanse Response (PDS) Syeism with its Cam-hased Survelance and Hvent-baced Surveillance, and tir duly inittionaied pub beh ‘Racace surveillance and reponse stems of the DOH. Under tie Act: (9) ‘The DOH and ite cl counterparts are mandatod ‘to implement the mandsteryreporang of soufiable disasee find ealth events of pub beth concern ()_ The DOH ond it lal counterparts abl cetabish nd nota feneonal disase surveillance and reeponce saci neue cxganatn mechan Smplemantati prota fe reporting an respon, measires Iie data searty and confides, and procedures and provson to wnnire ally of personal conducting hi trveilnce end responce actitce © All paic and private physicians led medial peesonnel, pnessional sceties,hoeitate. chimes health ‘ecinaslatortares netiatens,workpino schools pcan ‘or, pert saablshmeats communities ther government Rgencien, aed NGOe ave required to, accurately and “timely "port notable dieases and health venta af buble heath concen a8 aud ty the DOH Dats calls, analysand the dissemination of ‘informatio tom sfc hace eureilans and responce ‘Sime ean ely be done hy athrised personnel from the DO's it acl oouterparts ad may only be ted or ‘ule Heat sons pars nt ths soul ceempted Inthe proviso af Data Prvncy Aet om assay of data ) To perform thee disease aurveilace and response funtion, autorze feats personel frm the DOH a He Incl nuncepnta have the ttatry ed eter aon to calc Us llowing (0) Reuben of pubic health information eyotn ica reson and eponse seen in pate a ule inalines deamed neccesary to protect the health of the ‘puton in nnn with the DOH Adem) Bure 2 Madar pring of tie ne a adh (._Confuct of opidemiotouthreak and epidemislosie nv eign, aie eens, rev. transport and testing of samples and epecimen, Hel ‘scceroen borate vestigation, population surveys aod ‘ronmental sovestigation, Rapid containment. quarantine a islam, dense prevention contol measures, abd produc meal: (©) Response activities for events of public health © The DOH and ie cal countrparts bell ensure that‘ survellance and responce offers have adequate ‘Spesty for mandatory reporting of notable dessa ‘SSeueon epitenlogydeeaee saree, sn reponse 10 Spitemie sod ath event of public belt concern. shal Ro'cnone that the efety sd preteion of all personel Azeetiy told im sven and responce activites are Upbeat (All personnel of the DOH apd it oa counterpars and all other indviuals of enter involved sonducing {ibaa cure sl oepoee acetal pec ote Fellest extent posit, the pit of pple to ere, bly {nto ad pra hie meitangad preserving ple Fath ind stu, SHC. 1. Declaration of Boidemic ar Publi Health ergo = Th Soretry Of Heal hal ave the authority ‘Sept wh the sn tests national sca In which ‘sete President af the Repub of the Pippin shall liecave n Suote‘of uae eath Emergency and mabice evemmentl and rngivermental agentes to respi tothe en Provincial, ity or municipal health offices may only declare dieace outbreak within thet seapetv Toate foie the declaration te Supported by sufistencontiie {ridonc fused on disase wellane at, epidemilore Moestgationexvionmental tvestizatn, and Laboratory ‘Se, Rualishment of Epidemiology an Sureilance Unite The DOH, in continaton site the: LOU hall ‘ure thi he BpldemSlog ad Survellnes Unite (HSU) ‘re established and functional i al eels of the DOH and ite foc counterprta and in public and prvsta health Foilser and bora, ae well ae ports and uportal proving eee and mnsspalities Goughou the county. ‘Tho BSU shal capture and Very all Yportedwotable eases and health event of public health concen: provide tinely. secure, and rehab opidemlonic information to Sopmpnate anew conduct desc survellan tl reponse Sainte; connate needed Yoxpne! an fcitaue empacty ‘Balding in rfl of epiemnlegy, deen survellance and respines at He Hpdennolegy Bureau All BSUs chal have teined required human resource Complement md provinon of adequate reeorece, eluding ‘upment lotic communication, anyon, borate Spplies sad reagents, Durennal protective equpment and ieelthinsuramee, to eectively perform their digaze irelanse and reeyonse fens SEC, 9. Prohibited Act. ~ The following shall be probit dlr thie et (@)_Unastorae dinar of private and confidential information ertaning #0 8 patents medica condiion of 2) Tanpering of eoonds or Sntensonally providing nisin (© Nomoperation of the disease surveillance and {@)Noneoxporatian of porzon an entities hat should apo nero mote draco lh events (©) Noncopertion ofthe pers a entice tied ae avin the nie den, aed he bak event Disclonme of confidential information will not be ‘omsiered vation of hia Ast under the aston i the “icineore wat nde ta comply with algal ede ieeued by out of law with competent urectiontC. 10. Ponltien = Any person or entity found have lated Seetian 9 ofthe Aet shal be penalized with @ Fw of not ae than "wen thousand Pome (2 60000) but fot more than Fifty thousand: pesor (260,000.00) or Imgrtonment of aot ies than one (1) mgmt but moe more thm (@) sone, cr both euch ne and inpiconment, at the daeetion ef th proper sort. ‘The Profesional Regulation Commision chall have the suthenty ts auapend er yvake tho eens te practice of any Iota professnel for any vation of tec. ‘The Civil Servin Commision shall have he authority to surpen or reve she el serven shalt of peble Servant wha em Waaion of ta Ack IF the offnge is eommitiod by a pals or private health faclity natitution, agency, curporaion, schol or ether Jude ety duly organi accordance with Taw the Bild cence cite, Pretieak, qeoeal wrcnen, or wet ‘ther officer in charge thal be ald Ube tn addion, the Hines ori and bens to operat of tho emceraed fay, Sos, agen, epost, sda legal enya Be ‘toca S20. 11. Appropriations, — The amount needed forthe ‘esl implenentaton uf his Atcha bo charge gait the ment Years sppropitons ofthe DOM. Thereafter such Same as nny be cea br the cokineed iplementation Gt'thie Net ahail be incladed in the aanual General ‘Sporopristions et Spe, 12, Inplomentng Rules and Regulations. — The DOH shal eve he topementng rales a rgulations or {he Aet within one uadred wenty (120) days afer the Spproral of he Ace SBC. 18, Seporoility Clase, — UF any part. section ot prorinon of ih it had nee or onto, thet Bygone net affected thofey shall rman fl force amd Cea SHO. 14 Repaling Clouse. — ct No. 3678, ovboewive own do “Law on Reporting of Communicable Dees is horeby repeid. All awe, decree, orders, ieuancer and ules ‘nd fegubtns or parts three ioxnsintent mith the Provisions of ths Act are hereby sepecled or modified Tonia. SEC 15, Bf. — This Act shal take effet Been (25) days alts ds pubaton nthe Offil Gace or In ¢ ‘owepaper of general dean, ‘Apne GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO VICENTE €. SOTTO It Spoke eft Hoss ‘Presi of te Senate ‘of Represents This At ws passed by the Senate of the Phippines ot Sonata Bil No 2160 on February 42019 and adopted by the House of Rprosontatives a2 an amendment to Hover Bill No. 7131 00 Februny 8) 2018, Pome of Ramaies Approvedt app 2.6 2018 ‘Print of tr PRIPP q” bce oe