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    Legal Basis For First Aid at School (Sir Ace)

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    This act requires all public and private basic education schools in the Philippines to provide age-appropriate basic life support training to students. The training is to be incorporated into health and physical education curriculums using programs developed by the Philippine Heart Association or Philippine National Red Cross. Successful student trainees will receive certification from their school. The Department of Health will accredit organizations to provide instruction and assist schools in finding competent trainers. Students with disabilities may be exempted from the training. Funding will be allocated through agency appropriations.

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    This act requires all public and private basic education schools in the Philippines to provide age-appropriate basic life support training to students. The training is to be incorporated into health and physical education curriculums using programs developed by the Philippine Heart Association or Philippine National Red Cross. Successful student trainees will receive certification from their school. The Department of Health will accredit organizations to provide instruction and assist schools in finding competent trainers. Students with disabilities may be exempted from the training. Funding will be allocated through agency appropriations.

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    This act requires all public and private basic education schools in the Philippines to provide age-appropriate basic life support training to students. The training is to be incorporated into health and physical education curriculums using programs developed by the Philippine Heart Association or Philippine National Red Cross. Successful student trainees will receive certification from their school. The Department of Health will accredit organizations to provide instruction and assist schools in finding competent trainers. Students with disabilities may be exempted from the training. Funding will be allocated through agency appropriations.

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    Legal Basis For First Aid at School (Sir Ace)

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    This act requires all public and private basic education schools in the Philippines to provide age-appropriate basic life support training to students. The training is to be incorporated into health and physical education curriculums using programs developed by the Philippine Heart Association or Philippine National Red Cross. Successful student trainees will receive certification from their school. The Department of Health will accredit organizations to provide instruction and assist schools in finding competent trainers. Students with disabilities may be exempted from the training. Funding will be allocated through agency appropriations.

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    REPUBLIC ACT NO.

    10871, July 17, 2016

    AN ACT REQUIRING BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS TO UNDERGO AGE-APPROPRIATE BASIC LIFE


    SUPPORT TRAINING

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: cha nRoblesvi rt ual Lawlib rary

    Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Basic Life Support Training in Schools Act".

    Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - Pursuant to Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, it is
    hereby declared the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill
    health consciousness among them.

    Pursuant thereto, the State shall ensure that able-bodied citizens are equipped with the necessary
    knowledge and basic skills to respond to certain health emergencies.

    Sec. 3. Basic Life Support for Basic Education Students. - It shall be the duty of all public and private
    basic education schools operating nationwide to provide their students with basic life support training
    through the use of psychomotor training in an age-appropriate manner. The instruction shall include
    programs which have been developed by the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) or Philippine National Red
    Cross (PNRC) using nationally-recognized, evidence-based guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care,
    and psychomotor training, to support the instruction. As far as practicable, basic education schools shall
    incorporate basic life support training as part of the schools' comprehensive health and physical education
    curriculum.

    As used in this Act, psychomotor training refers to hands-on practice to support cognitive learning.

    Sec. 4. Certification for Training. - All successful student-trainees shall be certified to have undergone
    the training required by a competent school authority.

    Sec. 5. Training Providers. - The school principal or administrator shall coordinate with the Department of
    Health (DOH) for its assistance in providing competent instructors for the school's basic life support
    education training program. The DOH shall accredit nongovernment organizations (NGOs) competent to
    provide basic life support instructions.

    Sec. 6. Exceptions. - Students suffering from any physical or mental disability which may render them
    unable to perform a basic life support procedure are exempted from going through the basic life support
    training program.

    Sec. 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be charged
    against the current year's appropriation of the Department of the implementing agencies. Thereafter, such
    amount as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual
    General Appropriations Act.

    Sec. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act,
    the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, shall formulate the rules and
    regulations implementing the provisions of this Act. The implementing rules and regulations issued pursuant
    to this section shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in a national newspaper of general
    circulation.

    Sec. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
    Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

    Approved: chanroblesvi rt uallawli bra ry

    (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON


    Speaker of the House President of the Senate
    of Representatives
    Senate Bill No. 3204, which was approved by the Senate on May 23, 2016, was adopted as an amendment
    to House Bill No. 6204 by the House of Representatives on May 23, 2016.

    (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES


    Secretary General Secretary of the Senate
    House of Representatives

    Approved:

    BENIGNO S. AQUINO III


    President of the Philippines

    Lapsed into law on JUL 17 2016


    Without the signature of the President,
    In accordance with Article VI, Section
    27 (1) of the Constitution.

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