FINAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 30. Annual Report.

– The Secretary of Health shall submit to the Committees on Health of the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual report on the progress of the implementation of this Act.

SECTION 31. Appropriations.

– The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act, including maintenance and other operating expenses of the National Integrated Psoriasis Control Program shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the DOH. For the succeeding years, the amount allocated for the National Psoriasis Care and Control Program in the DOH budget shall be based on strategic plan formulated and to be submitted by the Council, in consultation with other stakeholders. The amount should be in the National Expenditures Program (NEP) as basis for the General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 32. Implementing Rules and Regulations.

- Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Philippines Dermatological Society, Philippine Rheumatology Association, Psoriasis Philippines and other concerned stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 33. Separability Clause.

– If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 34. Repealing Clause.

- All laws, presidential decrees or issuances, executive orders, letters of instruction, administrative orders, rules or regulations inconsistent with the provision of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 35. Effectivity.

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