Book IV — Health, Safety & Social Welfare
Article 189Fees and other charges.
ELI5— what this means for you
Fees for ECC-covered medical care must not exceed prevailing hospital ward rates for similar services. Professional fees are also regulated and may not far exceed PhilHealth rates.
Key point
Official text — PD 442
Fees and other charges.
All fees and other charges for hospital services, medical care and appliances, including professional fees, shall not be higher than those prevailing in wards of hospitals for similar services to injured or sick persons in general and shall be subject to the regulations of the Commission. Professional fees shall only be appreciably higher than those prescribed under Republic Act Numbered sixty-one hundred eleven, as amended, otherwise known as the Philippine Medical Care Act of 1969.
Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)
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