Department of Health

Receiving Officer 01:25 PM, Jan 16, 2024

January 16, 2024

Dear Ma. Pag-asa E.,

Thank you for your request dated Jan 16, 2024 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for MEDICO LEGAL PROCEDURE HOSPITAL.

We received your request on Jan 16, 2024 and will respond on or before Feb 06, 2024 10:54:37 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC0wNzY0MDA0MTEyNTMM, for request with ticket number #DOH-076400411253.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 02:00 PM, Jan 16, 2024

Good day!

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to the Health Facility Development Bureau	(HFDB) for action. We'll send you feedback once available.

Thank you.

Maker 03:16 PM, Jan 25, 2024

January 25, 2024

Dear Ma. Pag-asa E. Relos,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 16, 2024 10:54:37 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for MEDICO LEGAL PROCEDURE HOSPITAL.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved.

The standards and policies listed below pertain to guidelines on the treatment of medico-legal cases in government hospitals. The reference materials may be accessed through the link provided

DOH standards
http://bit.ly/DOHHFDBManuals

1. Hospital Health Information Management Manual 4th edition - Chapter 6: Health Records in Medico-legal, Investigative and Court Procedures;

2. Manual of Standards and Guidelines on the Management of the Hospital Emergency Management, Second Edition - Chapter 9: Medico-legal Cases in the Emergency Department 

3. Manual for Medical social Workers Sixth Edition - Chapter 4: Medical Social Work Department Systems and Procedures covering among others procedures on the management of victims of abuse, management of abandoned children and elderly patients, handling of unidentified patients and unclaimed cadavers.

Chapter 8 Documentation and Social Work Research; and

4. Medical Certification of Death: Handbook for Filipino Physicians Guidelines and Procedures

DOH Policy Issuances:

http://tinyurl.com/DOHMedicoLegalPolicies

1. Administrative Order No. 2022-0007: Philippine Standards on Retention Period of Documents, Slides and Specimens on Clinical Laboratories;

2. Administrative Order No. 2021-0056 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Code on Sanitation of the Philippines (PD 856) Chapter XXI Disposal of Dead Persons

3. Department Circular No. 2021-0226 Dissemination of the Approved Records Disposition Schedule (RDS); and

4. Administrative Order No. 2020-0008: Rules on Medical Certification of Cause of Death

For inquiries and other concerns on the matter, you may contact the DOH Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) at telephone number (02) 8651-7800 local 1407 or email at hfdb@doh.gov.ph

Kindly complete the FOI Feedback request form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm

Thank you.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the Central Appeals and Review Committee, at foi@doh.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you about the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer