December 23, 1971

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 360

AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 337 DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1971, ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TASK FORCE

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WHEREAS, in order to avoid duplication of effort and functions, dissipation of scarce resources and in consonance with the clear mandate of Congress that there should only be one body to implement the Medicare program;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby amend and modify

1) The functions and powers of the Medical Assistance Program Task Force as enunciated in

a) To advise the Commission on policies that would lay the groundwork for Program II of DETcAH

b) To suggest ways and means of providing medical care benefits to non-beneficiaries of Program I of

c) To advise the Commission on factual conditions of rural areas relevant to Program II evolvement;

d) To recommend to the Commission the implementation of policies, plans, and action programs as formulated from the moment of its organization;

e) To advise the Commission on pertinent changes and revisions of action programs as may be deemed necessary.

2) All other provisions in the aforesaid

This Order shall take effect immediately. HDIaST

DONE in the City of Manila, this 23rd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-One.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 67 No. 52 page 10018-27 on December 27, 1971.