Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2010-0032 Dated October 9, 2010 Entitled "Guidelines and Mechanisms to Implement the Provisions of Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known as 'The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010' on the Sale of Medicines and the Sharing of the 20% Senior Citizens' Discount'"
On March 19, 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) issued Administrative Order No. 2010-0032-A, amending the earlier Administrative Order No. 2010-0032 concerning the implementation of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. This amendment addresses the dispensing of medicines during community quarantines, allowing for a maximum of three months' supply for senior citizens in emergencies, except for antibiotics and controlled drugs, which remain capped at one month. The changes aim to accommodate the challenges posed by public health emergencies while ensuring the health and safety of senior citizens. All other provisions of the original order remain unchanged, and any conflicting regulations are rescinded or modified accordingly.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- DOH Administrative Order No. 2010-0032-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Other Rules and Procedures
- Subcategory
- Department of Health
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 19, 2020
DOH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2010-0032-A
| SUBJECT | : | Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2010-0032 Dated October 9, 2010 Entitled "Guidelines and Mechanisms to Implement the Provisions of Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known as 'The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010' on the Sale of Medicines and the Sharing of the 20% Senior Citizens' Discount'" |
In observance of the community quarantine throughout the National Capital Region and the advisory to the local government units to implement their own community quarantine subject to the guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases through Joint Resolution Nos. 11 and 12 and the Office of the President Memorandum dated 13 March 2020, the following provisions are hereby added:
Under V.IV (a) is hereby revised to be read as follows:
"As a general rule, any single dispensing must be in accordance with the prescription issued by a physician and should not cover more than one (1) month supply of medicines for the Senior Citizens.
In cases of emergency, community quarantine, or public health emergency, the one-month rule should be relaxed to a maximum of three (3) months, except (a) antibiotics which must be dispensed according to its full treatment course and (b) controlled drugs requiring S2 license in which case the maximum duration of dispensing shall remain up to one (1) month only."
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All other provisions of Administrative Order No. 2010-0032 shall remain in effect and provisions/issuances inconsistent or contrary to this Order are hereby rescinded or modified accordingly.
This order shall take effect immediately.
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MScSecretary of Health
Cite This Law
Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2010-0032 Dated October 9, 2010 Entitled "Guidelines and Mechanisms to Implement the Provisions of Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known as 'The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010' on the Sale of Medicines and the Sharing of the 20% Senior Citizens' Discount'", DOH Administrative Order No. 2010-0032-A, Mar 19, 2020 (Philippines)
Amendment to Administrative Order No. 2010-0032 Dated October 9, 2010 Entitled "Guidelines and Mechanisms to Implement the Provisions of Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known as 'The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010' on the Sale of Medicines and the Sharing of the 20% Senior Citizens' Discount'", DOH Administrative Order No. 2010-0032-A (Phil. 2020)
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