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Treatment first
Dear Atty. Chris Liquigan, My sister was rushed to the ER due to dehydration. She needed the dextrose because she was really, really pale. The nurse told us we need to pay first before giving treatment to my sister. Is this right? Help me Atty. Vil Dear Vil, To answer your question directly, no, it is not right to demand any deposit. According to the Republic Act 10932, otherwise known as “An Act Strengthening the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law,” succinctly, Section 1 of the law dictates that it is unlawful for any proprietor, president, director, manager or any other officer and/or medical practitioner or employee of a hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as a prerequisite for administering basic emergency care to any patient, confinement or medical treatment of a patient in such hospital, viz: “Sec. 1. In emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any proprietor, president, director, manager or any other officer and/or medical practitioner or employee of a hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as a prerequisite for administering basic emergency care to any patient, confinement or medical treatment of a patient in such hospital or medical clinic or to refuse to administer medical treatment and support as dictated by good practice of medicine to prevent death, or permanent disability, or in the case of a pregnant woman, permanent injury or loss of her unborn child, or non-institutional delivery: Provided, That by reason of inadequacy of the medical capabilities of the hospital or medical clinic, the attending physician may transfer the patient to a facility where the appropriate care can be given, after the patient or his next of kin consents to said transfer and after the receiving hospital or medical clinic agrees to the transfer: Provided, however, That when the patient is unconscious, incapable of giving consent and/or unaccompanied, the physician can transfer the patient even without his consent: Provided, further, That such transfer shall be done only after necessary emergency treatment and support have been administered to stabilize the patient and after it has been established that such transfer entails less risks than the patient’s continued confinement: Provided, furthermore, That no hospital or clinic, after being informed of the medical indications for such transfer, shall refuse to receive the patient nor demand from the patient or his next of kin any deposit or advance payment: Provided, finally, That strict compliance with the foregoing procedure on transfer shall not be construed as a refusal made punishable by this Act.” (Emphasis and underscoring supplied) In this connection, Article 2 of the cited law defines basic emergency medical care as follows: “(i) ‘Basic emergency care’ — the response to a situation where there is urgently required medical care and attention, and shall include procedures required for initial diagnosis, use of equipment and supplies in sufficiently addressing the emergency situation, considering the welfare of the patient. It also includes the necessary medical procedures and treatment administered to a woman in active labor to ensure the safe delivery of the newborn.” Consistent with the prohibition against actually adding further features to the Act, Section 5 provides for death, disability or serious injury resulting from the refusal to provide basic emergency medical care on the basis of the policy advance payment or bond. It provides for the presumption of liability in the event of serious medical injury. In summary, Section 5 says: “Sec. 5. Presumption of Liability. — In the event of death, permanent disability, serious impairment of the health condition of the patient-complainant, or in the case of a pregnant woman, permanent injury or loss of her unborn child, proceeding from the denial of his or her admission to a health facility pursuant to a policy or practice of demanding deposits or advance payments for confinement or treatment, a presumption of liability shall arise against the hospital, medical clinic, and the official, medical practitioner, or employee involved.” Therefore, applying the above law, it is already known that advance deposits or payments are required in various practices of hospitals, except where appointment of transfer due to incompetence of the hospital or clinic is impermissible and punishable. Hope this helps. Atty. Chris Liquigan The post Treatment first appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Pay now, help later
Dear Atty. Chris, My sister was rushed to the ER due to dehydration. She needed the dextrose because she was really pale and needed it. The nurse told us we need to pay first before providing treatment to my sister. Is this right? Help me Atty. Vil ***** Dear Vil, To answer your question directly, no, it is not right to demand any deposit. According to the Republic Act 10932, otherwise known as “An Act Strengthening the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law.” Succinctly, Section 1 of the law dictates that it is unlawful for any proprietor, president, director, manager or any other officer and/or medical practitioner or employee of a hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as a prerequisite for administering basic emergency care to any patient, confinement or medical treatment of a patient in such hospital, viz: “Sec. 1. In emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any proprietor, president, director, manager or any other officer and/or medical practitioner or employee of a hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as a prerequisite for administering basic emergency care to any patient, confinement or medical treatment of a patient in such hospital or medical clinic or to refuse to administer medical treatment and support as dictated by good practice of medicine to prevent death, or permanent disability, or in the case of a pregnant woman, permanent injury or loss of her unborn child, or non-institutional delivery: Provided, That by reason of inadequacy of the medical capabilities of the hospital or medical clinic, the attending physician may transfer the patient to a facility where the appropriate care can be given, after the patient or his next of kin consents to said transfer and after the receiving hospital or medical clinic agrees to the transfer: Provided, however, That when the patient is unconscious, incapable of giving consent and/or unaccompanied, the physician can transfer the patient even without his consent: Provided, further, That such transfer shall be done only after necessary emergency treatment and support have been administered to stabilize the patient and after it has been established that such transfer entails less risks than the patient’s continued confinement: Provided, furthermore, That no hospital or clinic, after being informed of the medical indications for such transfer, shall refuse to receive the patient nor demand from the patient or his next of kin any deposit or advance payment: Provided, finally, That strict compliance with the foregoing procedure on transfer shall not be construed as a refusal made punishable by this Act.” (Emphasis and underscoring supplied) In this connection, Article 2 of the cited law defines basic emergency medical care as follows: “(i) ‘Basic emergency care’ — the response to a situation where there is urgently required medical care and attention, and shall include procedures required for initial diagnosis, use of equipment and supplies in sufficiently addressing the emergency situation, considering the welfare of the patient. It also includes the necessary medical procedures and treatment administered to a woman in active labor to ensure the safe delivery of the newborn.” Consistent with the prohibition against actually adding further features to the Act, Section 5 provides for death, disability or serious injury resulting from the refusal to provide basic emergency medical care on the basis of the policy advance payment or bond. It provides for the presumption of liability in the event of serious medical injury. In summary, Section 5 says: “Sec. 5. Presumption of Liability. — In the event of death, permanent disability, serious impairment of the health condition of the patient-complainant, or in the case of a pregnant woman, permanent injury or loss of her unborn child, proceeding from the denial of his or her admission to a health facility pursuant to a policy or practice of demanding deposits or advance payments for confinement or treatment, a presumption of liability shall arise against the hospital, medical clinic, and the official, medical practitioner, or employee involved.” Therefore, applying the above law, it is already known that advance deposits or payments are required in various practices of hospitals, except where appointment of transfer due to incompetence of the hospital or clinic is impermissible and punishable. Hope this helps. Atty. Chris Liquigan The post Pay now, help later appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
PhilHealth urged: Expand medical packages
A partylist representative has urged state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to expand its packages to include dental care under the Universal Health Care law, as access to it does not come cheap. This comes after the Anakalusugan Partylist conducted dental missions in Antique as part of its initiatives to bring healthcare services to people in far-flung areas, where they discovered many have shrugged off the need to visit dentists because of its expense. “If there is any takeaway from our dental missions, it is that there is a need for Philhealth and local government units to focus on the expansion of their regular services and seriously move towards the coverage of the dental needs of our constituents,” said Anakalusugan Partylist Representative Ray Reyes. Venus de Jesus, who recently paid through the nose for tooth extraction, has asked for dental services to be included in PhilHealth’s packages. “It should be included. Prices of dental services right now are too high. Imagine, in a private clinic, extraction costs from P1,500 to P2,500? And those aesthetic procedures range from P25,000 to P60,000,” said De Jesus. As an average employee, De Jesus likewise stressed that the money spent on oral care is no joke and adding dental services to PhilHealth will be extremely beneficial. Currently, PhilHealth does not cover dental procedures or check-ups. In the case of optical services, it only covers screening, consultation fees, and the cost of surgery for eye problems such as cataracts and glaucoma. Meantime, the lawmaker elaborated that people in remote areas often avoid addressing their oral health problems for fear of incurring a hefty bill, which he believes must be addressed if the government is serious about economic recovery and rural development. “Dental complaints have serious ramifications on productivity. It cannot be ignored, set aside for later or swept under the rug,” said Reyes. The UHC Act was signed into law by then-President Rodrigo Duterte in February 2019, which guarantees all Filipinos equal access to quality and affordable healthcare goods and services. The post PhilHealth urged: Expand medical packages appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Family planning in India: A woman’s burden
Occasional screams sounded from the operating theater in a rural Indian clinic as a heavily sedated woman named Kajal waited to have her tubes tied, long the country's preferred family planning method. "The anesthesia must not have kicked in," one healthcare worker said outside the facility in the northern village of Bhoodbaral, where a line of women in colorful headscarves waited to undergo the 50-minute procedure, which in India's stretched healthcare system can sometimes be risky. India is set to become the world's most populous nation by mid-year, according to UN figures published Wednesday, overtaking China, where the population shrank last year for the first time since 1960. The Indian government launched a nationwide family planning program in 1952 -- long before societies around the world had even started to destigmatize birth control. But in the decades that followed, as the pill and condoms became the go-to contraceptive methods for millions elsewhere, men in India were subjected in the 1970s to a brutal program of forced sterilization. Since then the focus has shifted to women in India, with tubal ligation as the preferred method of birth control. There is a non-invasive vasectomy available for men but women like Kajal are often convinced by government healthcare workers to undergo the procedure, often with cash incentives of around $25. Kajal, 25, said she and her husband Deepak decided she would undergo the operation since they can barely make ends meet with their three children. "I thought it would make me weak," Deepak, a factory worker, said when asked why he chose not to have a vasectomy. Myths around virility Poonam Muttreja from the Population Foundation of India said Deepak's fears about how a vasectomy -- a reversible, 10-minute procedure -- would affect him were common in what is still a "very patriarchal society". "The most popular myth that exists among both men and women is that a man will lose his virility," Muttreja told AFP. "This is a myth which has no science... but it is a belief. The belief is the reality for people," she said. The health center in Bhoodbaral sterilized more than 180 women compared with just six men from April 2022 to March this year. "People have a misconception that no-scalpel vasectomy for males leads to impotence... This has become a taboo," said Dr Ashish Garg, the facility's medical superintendent. Dangerous Makeshift sterilization clinics that perform tubal ligations on women are common in India, particularly in its vast rural belts where two-thirds of the population live. Usually, it is a safe procedure but in India, this is not always the case. Four women died and nine others were hospitalized last year after getting their tubes tied in the southern state of Telangana. In 2014, at least 11 women died after sterilizations at a makeshift clinic in the central state of Chhattisgarh. Muttreja said the government needs to do more to promote contraception. She also said the solution to getting more men to have the operation was better education. "It's a magical pill... Investing in health and education would have reduced the economic cost to the family and also to the nation," she said. But Harbir Singh, a 64-year-old local resident, still believes that vasectomies rob men of their "strength" needed to work and put food on the table. "The man has to go out and earn... The women make food and stay at home," he said. "What will happen without the man?" The post Family planning in India: A woman’s burden appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
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