Section 10March 26, 1992, Sec./Art. 10

No Understaffing/Overloading of Health Staff . - There shall be no understaffing or overloading of public health workers. The ratio of health staff to patient load shall be such as to reasonably effect a sustained delivery of quality health care at all times without overworking the public health workers and over extending his/her duty and service. Health students and apprentices shall be allowed only for purposes of training and education.

In line with the above policy, substitute officers or employees shall be provided in place of officers or employees who are on leave for over three (3) months. Likewise, the Secretary of Health or the proper government official shall assign a medico-legal officer in every province.

In places where there is no such medico-legal officer, rural physicians who are required to render medico-legal services shall be entitled to additional honorarium and allowances.