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    This bill aims to establish a comprehensive and coordinated health policy to provide early detection and timely intervention services for children with special needs. It mandates that the DepEd, DOH, and DILG develop a program to increase screening and diagnosis of special needs, train relevant workforces, conduct public awareness campaigns, and establish special needs centers in local governments. The bill also provides for promulgating rules to implement the program and appropriating necessary funds.

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    This bill aims to establish a comprehensive and coordinated health policy to provide early detection and timely intervention services for children with special needs. It mandates that the DepEd, DOH, and DILG develop a program to increase screening and diagnosis of special needs, train relevant workforces, conduct public awareness campaigns, and establish special needs centers in local governments. The bill also provides for promulgating rules to implement the program and appropriating necessary funds.

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    NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE


    REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES *22 JUL-7 P5 51
    First Regular Session

    SENATE RrCEL/S:DBV;
    O'
    990
    S. No.

    Introduced by Senator MARK A. VILLAR

    AN ACT
    PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE
    EARLY DETECTION AND TIMELY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR
    CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

    EXPLANATORY NOTE

    It is estimated that one out of seven or around 5.1 million Filipino children are
    living with disabilities.

    Children with disabilities continue to experience barriers to access basic social


    services. Children with disabilities are less likely to attend school, access medical
    services, or have their voices heard in society. Their disabilities also place them at a
    higher risk of physical abuse and discrimination.

    Through this legislation, a framework is envisioned wherein society must adapt


    its structures and mechanisms to ensure that children, irrespective of age, gender,
    and disability, must enjoy the human rights that are inherent in their human dignity.
    Disability cannot be considered in isolation, having special needs should not be a
    badge for discrimination.

    This bill aims to put in place a comprehensive and coordinated health policy
    on children with special needs that would provide the directions and interventions
    that must be undertaken by and among concerned agencies in an effective and timely
    manner.

    MARK A. VILLAR
    Senator
    of Il’-C
    NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
    REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
    First Regular Session
    •22 JUL-7 P5S1

    SENATE
    220 m-CBV.OBY;

    Introduced by Senator MARK A. VILLAR

    AM ACT
    PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE
    EARLY DETECTION AND TIMELY INTERYENTICN SERVICES FOR
    CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines


    in Congress assembled:

    1 Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Early Detection and
    2 Intervention Services for Children with Mental Illness Act of2022."

    3 Sec 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to adopt an integrated


    4 and comprehensive approach to health development, which shall endeavor to make
    5 essential goods, health and other social services available to all the people at
    6 affordable cost.

    7 Sec 3. Definition of Terms. -The following terms shall mean:


    8 a) Special Needs shall mean a variety of conditions, difficulties, and
    9 impairments, including but not limited to chronic and termina!
    10 illnesses, physical impairments, behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric
    11 issues, and learning disability that causes an individual to require
    12 additional or specialized services or accommodations such as
    13 education or recreation. A special needs child may have a life-
    14 threatening condition or they may have severe learning disabilities.

    1
    b) Intervention shall mean educational methods and positive behavioral
    support strategies designed to improve the condition of a child
    suffering from a mental disorder.

    4 Sec 4. Early Detection and Timely Intervention Services. ~ The Department of


    5 Education (DepEd), the Department of Health (DOH)^ and the Department of Interior
    6 and Local Government (DILG) shall undertake to develop a program providing for
    7 comprehensive accessible and affordable early detection and timely intervention
    8 services for children with special needs. The objectives of this proor^rn inclL*17^0 Kii-*-
    9 not limited to the following:
    10 a) To increase awareness^ reduce barriers to screening and diagnosis,
    11 promote and evidence-based interventions for children with special
    12 needs or other developmental disabilities.
    13 b) To build a qualified and adequately trained workforce prepared to
    14 provide special needs services for children and their families.
    15 c) To conduct a comprehensive, multi-faceted public awareness campaign
    16 to educate families, the general public, and other key audiences about
    17 the benefits of children's social and emotional development, and how to
    18 access services.
    19 d) To create a quality-driven children's special needs system with shared
    20 accountability among agencies and programs that conducts ongoing
    21 needs assessments, uses outcome indicators and benchmarks to
    22 measure progress, and implements a quality data tracking and reporting
    23 system.

    24 Sec 5. Special Needs Centers. - All local government units shall endeavor to
    25 establish special needs centers offering early intei^ention and transition programs and
    26 shall provide programs and services that will prepare special needs children on
    27 activities in mainstream society.
    Sec 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DepEd and the DOH, in
    coordination with the Department of Interior and Local Government, and in
    consultation with the relevant private sector practitioners and representatives of the
    academic community, shall promulgate the necessary Implementing Rules and
    Regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act, within ninety (90) days from its
    effectivity.

    Sec 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this


    Act shall be charged to the appropriations or funds of the implementing agencies and
    concerned Local Government Units.

    10 Sec 8. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared


    11 unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall
    12 remain in force and effect.

    13 Sec 9. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive


    14 order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent with the provisions of this
    15 Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

    16 SEC 10. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
    17 complete publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
    Approved,

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