Text of the provision
Art. 185. Medical services. Immediately after an employee contracts sickness or sustains an injury, he shall be provided by the System during the subsequent period of his disability with such medical services and appliances as the nature of his sickness or injury and progress of his recovery may require, subject to the expense limitation prescribed by the Commission.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
As soon as an employee falls ill or is injured, the System must furnish him, throughout the period of his disability, the medical services and appliances that the nature of the sickness or injury and the progress of his recovery require, within the expense limits set by the Commission.
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Related provisions
- Article 183 — Employer Pays The Contributions.
- Article 186 — System May Change Providers.
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