Text of the provision
Art. 186. Liability. The System shall have the authority to choose or order a change of physician, hospital or rehabilitation facility for the employee, and shall not be liable for compensation for any aggravation of the employee’s injury or sickness resulting from unauthorized changes by the employee of medical services, appliances, supplies, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities or physicians.
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
The System may choose or order a change of physician, hospital or rehabilitation facility. It is not liable for any worsening of the injury or sickness caused by the employee’s own unauthorized changes of medical services, appliances, supplies, hospitals, facilities or physicians.
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Related provisions
- Article 185 — Medical Services During Disability.
- Article 187 — Duties Of Attending Physician.
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