LAW GERIA ( ETHICO-LEGAL)

Republic act No. 344 or the Accessibility Law of 1982

provides for the minimum requirements and standards to make buildings, facilities, and utilities for public use ACCESSIBLE to persons with disability, including older persons who are confined to wheelchairs and those who have difficulty in walking or climbing stairs, among others.

Republic Act no. 7876

"An Act Establishing a senior Citizens Center in all Cities and Municipalities of the Philippines, and Appropriating Funds Therefore" - provides for the establishment of senior Citizens Centers to cater to older persons' socialization and interaction needs as well as to serve as a venue for the conduct of other meaningful activities.

Republic Act no. 8425

provides for the institutionalization and enhancement of the social reform agenda by creating the National Anti-Poverty commission (NAPC). Through its multidimensional and cross- sectoral approach, NAPC provides a mechanism for older persons to participate in policy formulation and decision-making on matters concerning poverty alleviation.

Republic Act No. 9994

Expanded Seniors Citizen Act of 2010"- an act granting ADDITIONAL BENEFITS and privileges to senior citizens, further amending Republic Act No. 7432

Republic Act No. 7432

Senior Citizen Act of 1992- An act to MAXIMIZE the CONTRIBUTION of senior citizens to nation building, grant benefits and special privileges and for other purposes

Republic Act no. 10155

The General Appropriations Act of 2012 - under Section 28 mandates that all government agencies and instrumentalities should ALLOCATE ONE PERCENT (1%) of their total agency budget to programs and projects for older persons and persons with disability

Republic Act no. 10645

An Act providing for the MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE for all Senior Citizens- Amending for the purpose, Republic Act no. 7432, as amended by Republic Act no. 9994 by removing the qualification that a senior citizen has to be indigent before being covered by Philhealth

Republic Act No. 10868, "Centenarians Act of 2016

An Act Honoring and Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to a FILIPINO CENTENARIANS. All Filipinos who have turned centenarian in the current fiscal year shall be awarded a plaque of recognition and a cash incentive by their respective city or municipal governments in appropriate ceremonies in addition to the LETTER of FELICITATION and centenarian gift of P 100,000.00. Aside from DSWD, other agencies involved in the implementation of the law's provisions are Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Health (DOH), and Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)

Presidential Proclamation no. 470, series of 1994

declares the first week of OCTOBER of every year as "Elderly Filipino Week."

Presidential Proclamation No. 1048, Series of 1999

declaring a "Nationwide Observance in the Philippines of the International Year of Older Persons"

Executive Order No. 105, series of 2003

approved and directed the implementation of the program providing for group homes and foster homes for neglected, abandoned, abused, detached, and poor older persons and persons with disabilities.

The Philippine Plan of Action for senior Citizens (2011-2016)

This plan aims to ensure giving priority to community-based approaches which are gender-responsive, with effective leadership and meaningful participation of senior citizens in decision-making processes, both in the context of family and community.

Republic Act no. 9257

It shall train community-based health workers among senior citizens and health personnel to SPECIALIZE in the geriatric care and health problems of senior citizens

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) 1987

Legislated the APPROPRIATE USE OF MEDICATIONS in institutionalized older persons; an act passed in 1987 to improve the quality of life for people who live in long-term care facilities by making sure that residents receive a certain standard of care

Beers Criteria

Commonly use consensus criteria related to INAPPROPRIATE MEDCIATION. Developed in 1997, and adopted in 1999 by Centers of Medicare and medical services for REGULATION OF MEDICATIONS in nursing homes.