HB 2981
House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 4, 2025
An Act Providing for a Philippine Medical Act, Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 2382, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Medical Act of 1959
In plain language
The Philippine Medical Act proposes a new framework to modernize medical education, licensure, and practice. It creates a Medical Education Council, a Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine, a Postgraduate Medical Education Council, and a single national doctors’ association (IPMA). The law also mandates mandatory CPD, malpractice insurance, and penalties for illegal practice.
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