Compulsory Anti-Hepatitis-B Immunization for Infants and Children
Republic Act No. 7846, enacted on December 30, 1994, mandates compulsory immunization against Hepatitis-B for all infants and children below eight years old in the Philippines. It amends Presidential Decree No. 996 to include Hepatitis-B in the list of required vaccinations, alongside other diseases such as tuberculosis and measles. The law specifies that newborns of mothers with Hepatitis-B must receive the vaccine within 24 hours of birth. Funding for the implementation of this act is to be included in the General Appropriations Act for subsequent years. The act took effect after its approval and publication in major newspapers.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 7846
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 30, 1994
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7846
AN ACT REQUIRING COMPULSORY IMMUNIZATION AGAINST HEPATITIS-B FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN BELOW EIGHT (8) YEARS OLD, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 996, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 996, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. Scope. — Basic immunization services shall include: (a) BCG Vaccination against tuberculosis; (b) Inoculation against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; (c) Oral poliomyelitis immunization; (d) Protection against measles; (e) Immunization against rubella; (f) Immunization against Hepatitis-B; (g) such other basic immunization services for infants and children below eight years of age as determined by the Secretary of Health in a department circular: Provided, that newborn infants of women with Hepatitis-B shall be given immunization against Hepatitis-B within twenty-four (24) hours after birth." casia
SECTION 2. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval and completion of its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. cdt
Approved: December 30, 1994
Published in the Philippine Times Journal and Malaya on January 9, 1995. Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 91 No. 13 page 1843 on March 27, 1995.
Cite This Law
Compulsory Anti-Hepatitis-B Immunization for Infants and Children, Republic Act No. 7846, Dec 30, 1994 (Philippines)
Compulsory Anti-Hepatitis-B Immunization for Infants and Children, Republic Act No. 7846 (Phil. 1994)
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