Functions, Powers and Duties of the Commission.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Functions, Powers and Duties of the Commission.—The Commission shall have the following functions and powers: (a) To formulate policies, administer and implement the Medical Care Plan, hereinafter provided; (b) To organize its offices, fix the compensation of, and appoint such personnel as may be deemed necessary in accordance with Civil Service rules and regulations: Provided, That the plantilla of the Commission shall be included in the Appropriations Act for the next fiscal year, and yearly thereafter: Provided, further, That the respective Community Health funds of the provinces, cities and municipalities shall not be used for payment of salaries of the employees of the Commission; (c) To establish the provincial, city, and municipal Medical Care Councils; (d) To authorize actuarial studies for the purpose of determining and fixing, from time to time, the contributions necessary and the extent and scope of benefits of the beneficiaries of the Plan as its resources may permit in order to ensure adequate financing and disbursement of funds to all participants of the Plan; (e) To set up the requisites and procedures for the registration of beneficiaries under this Act; (f) To devise control measures to prevent abuses of the Plan; (g) To provide from its funds the necessary amount for the Provincial Medical Care Council, the City Medical Care Council, and the Municipal Medical Care Council to carry out their respective functions under the Plan; (h) To be empowered to withhold, withdraw or suspend medical care benefits from any one who refuses to pay his contribution as provided herein except in emergency cases; (i) To promulgate such supplementary rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act; (j) To submit to the President, and to each House of Congress of the Republic of the Philippines annually within the first ten days of each regular session, a report covering its activities in the administration and enforcement of this Act during the preceding fiscal year; and (k) Generally to exercise all powers necessary to attain the purposes and objectives for which the Commission is organized.