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(Continuation - Ordinance No. 02, Series of 2022) Establishing Animal Bite Treatment Center - MHO) SECTION 3 - FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTER. It shall have the following functions:

a) Treat all animal bite-related patients by trained health personnel.

b) Maintain sufficient anti-rabies vaccine shots to treat patients bitten by rabid animals.

c) Strengthen public awareness through information and communication campaign against rabies.

d) Report all cases of animal bites and coordinate with the Municipal Agriculture Office to intensify the promotion of dog vaccination as well as the control of stray animals.

e) Perform functions and duties as provided by law and this ordinance.

SECTION 4 - LOCATION. The Animal Bite Treatment Center shall be located at the Municipal Health Office.

SECTION 5 - COMPOSITION OF THE ANIMAL BITE TREATMENT CENTER. The animal bite treatment center shall operated under the Municipal Health Office and be directly supervised and managed by the Municipal Health Officer, who shall lead, recommend and assist in the implementation of policies and guidelines on all matters pertaining to said ordinance. Two (2) trained health personnel shall be assigned in the operation of the Center.

SECTION 6- IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. Other implementing rules and regulations shall be formulated by the Local Chief Executive for the effective implementation of this ordinance.

SECTION 7 FUNDING/APPROPRIATION. The total amount of Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (300,000.00) shall be appropriated to implement the provisions of the ordinance and may be augmented, if necessary, of which the amount of one Hundred Thousand (P100,000,00) shall be allotted for training purposes.

SECTION 8 FEES TO BE COLLECTED. A fee shall be collected for every dose of anti-rabies vaccine administered at the center to be paid at the Municipal Treasury Office. All fees generated shall accrue to a Trust Fund which shall be used solely for this program. For every dose of anti-rabies vaccine administered at the Center, the amount of Three Hundred Fifty Pesos (P350.00) shall be collected for Non-Philhealth Members.

For indigent patients, no fees shall be collected providing a certificate of indigency from the Punong Barangay or the Municipal Social Welfare Development Officer (MSWDO) is submitted purposely for this Ordinance.

For emergency cases, consideration will be given and the requirement of the Certificate of Indigency is waived.

'''Section 9. ''' This Ordinance shall take effect after ten (10 days following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality of Calasiao and in the Province of Pangasinan.

ENACTED this 1st day of August, 2022 by the Sangguniang Bayan, this Municipality.