Amendment to R.A. No. 7179 (Davao Regional Medical Center)
Republic Act No. 10678, enacted on August 26, 2015, converts the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City into the Davao Regional Medical Center, increasing its bed capacity from 200 to 600. The Act amends Republic Act No. 7179, establishing provisions for the hospital's transformation into a medical training center. Funding for the necessary operations and maintenance will be sourced from the Department of Health's appropriations and included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The implementation of the increased bed capacity will commence immediately upon the Act's approval, and it will take effect 15 days after publication.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 10678
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 26, 2015
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10678
AN ACT CONVERTING THE DAVAO REGIONAL HOSPITAL INTO DAVAO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7179
SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 7179 is hereby amended by inserting a new Section 1 to read as follows:
"SECTION 1. The Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City is hereby converted into a medical training center to be known as Davao Regional Medical Center with a capacity of six hundred (600) beds."
SECTION 2. Section 1 of the same Act is hereby deleted.
SECTION 3. Section 2 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be charged to the appropriations of the Department of Health. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the hospital shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act."
SECTION 4. A new Section 3 is hereby inserted to read as follows:
"SEC. 3. The increase in bed capacity of the Davao Regional Hospital from two hundred (200) to six hundred (600) beds shall be immediately implemented upon the approval of this Act."
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: August 26, 2015.
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 7179 (Davao Regional Medical Center), Republic Act No. 10678, Aug 26, 2015 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 7179 (Davao Regional Medical Center), Republic Act No. 10678 (Phil. 2015)
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