Practice Of Medicine

1. Basis Of State Regulations

2. Constitutional Basis
3. Statutory Basis – RA 2382 (Medical Act of 1959)
4. Reasons for Regulation
5. Warranties on the practice of Medicine
6. Certificate of registration
a. Right to be registered as physician – PRC vs. De Guzman Gr, No. 144681 June 21,
2004
b. Rule of Reciprocity – Board of medicine vs. Ota GR. No. 166097, July 14, 2008
c. Grounds for refusal of issuance of certificate of registration
d. Duty of the board of medicine to issue certificate of registration
e. Grounds for reprimand, suspension or revocation of registration of certificate –
RA 2382 Sec 24
f. Rights of respondents RA 2382 Sec. 25
g. Appeal for Judgment
h. Reinstatement
7. Powers of Philippine Regulatory Board of Medicine (PRC-BOM)

a. Functions
i. Administrative body
ii. Quasi – legislative body
iii. Quasi – judicial
b. Board of Medicine – Cuyegkeng vs. Cruz GR. No. L-16263 July 26, 1960.
c. Authority of the Board Medicine School to determine standing of Medical school.
Marquez vs. The Board Medical Examination GR. No. 24119 Aug 8, 1925
d. Right against Self Incrimination before the Board of Medicine – Pascual, Jr. vs.
Board of Medical Examination GR. No. L-25018 May 26 1969
e. PMA with legal personality to question Authority of Board of Medicine- Phi.
Medical Association vs. Board of Medical Examination GR. NO. L-25135 Sept 21,
1968
8. Practice of Medicine
a. Pre requisite to the practice of medicine
b. Acts constituting practice of medicine
c. Cases on acts constituting Practice of Medicine
i. People vs. Quebral 68 Phil 56.4
ii. People vs. Hatani GR. Nos. 78813-14, Nov 8, 1993
iii. Crisostomo vs. SEC GR. Nos. 899095 and 89555, Nov 8, 19933
iv. People vs. Ventura GR No. L-15079, Jan 31, 1962
People vs. Buenviaje, 47 Phil. 530