Module 5: Ethico-legal issues impacting disaster management

RA 10121

Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010

• act strengthening the Philippine disaster risk reduction and management system

RA 10344

Risk Reduction and Preparedness Equipment Protection Act

• act penalizing the unauthorized taking, stealing, keeping or tampering of government risk reduction and preparedness equipment, accessories and similar facilities

RA 10821

Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act

• an act mandating the provision of emergency relief and protection for children before, during, and after disasters and other emergency situations

RA 8749

Clean Air Act of 1999

• an act for a comprehensive air pollution control policy and for other purposes

RA 9211

Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003

• omnibus law regulating smoking in places, tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and sales restrictions, among other requirements

RA 9003

Ecological Solid Waste Management of 2000

RA 6969

Toxic substances and the Hazardous and Nuclear Waster Control Act

• act carried out to control, supervise and regulate activities on toxic chemicals and hazardous waste

RA 9147

Wildfire Resources and Conservation and protection act

RA 7586

National Integrated Protected Areas

13 Rights of the patients

1. right to appropriate medical care and humane treatment

2. right to informed consent

3. right to privacy and confidentiality

4. right to information

5. right to choose health care provider and facility

6. right to self-determination

7. right to religious belief

8. right to medical records

9. right to leave

10. right to refuse participation in medical research

11. right to correspondence and to receive visitors

12. right to express grievances

13. right to be informed of his rights and obligations as patient

hierarchy of signatory to informed consent when px is not capable

1. spouse

2. son or daughter of legal age

3. either parent

4. brother or sister of legal age

5. guardian

Documentation in disaster management for disaster and risk management plan

1. incidence response team

2. IRT roles and responsibilities

Documentation in disaster management for disaster and management response

1. Vulnerable group

2. health hazard report

3. casualty report

Documentation in disaster management for disaster recovery activity summary

1. population groups involving multiple regions requiring special attention

2. outbreak special attention

3. disaster risk reduction and management team report

Ethics

determining the difference between what is right and what is wrong

Medical ethics

how the medical society deems what is the right way or the wrong way to treat a patient