Amendments to R.A. No. 1243 Re: Tenure of Office of Hospital Residents in Certain Hospitals
Republic Act No. 1887, enacted on June 22, 1957, amends specific provisions of Republic Act No. 1243 concerning the tenure of hospital residents in facilities under the Department of Health and the Department of National Defense. It mandates that resident physicians must be licensed graduates from recognized medical schools and allows for their appointment for one year, renewable at the discretion of the respective Secretaries, with a maximum tenure of three years, including any prior residency periods. The Act also empowers the Secretaries to designate the medical training hospitals within their departments. The law took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1887
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 22, 1957
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1887
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE AND FOUR OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE TENURE OF OFFICE OF HOSPITAL RESIDENTS IN HOSPITALS UNDER THE CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
SECTION 1. Sections one and four of Republic Act Numbered Twelve hundred and forty-three are hereby amended to read as follows: aisa dc
"Sec. 1. Physicians appointed for hospital residency other than senior residency in any training hospital under the Department of Health and Department of National Defense must be duly licensed physicians who have graduated from recognized medical schools. They shall be appointed for a period of one year, renewable every year, in the discretion of the Secretary of Health or Secretary of National Defense as the case may be: Provided, however, That the total duration of their appointments shall not exceed a period of three years: Provided, further, That in the computation of the three-year period, the period of time during which the appointee may have served as resident in any clinical department or section of any government training hospital be included. Provided, lastly, That this three-year limitation shall apply only to all appointment for residency hereinafter made.
"Sec. 4. The Secretary of Health and the Secretary of National Defense are authorized under this Act to designate the medical training hospitals under their respective departments."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 22, 1957
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 53, No. 18, p. 6061 on September 30, 1957
Cite This Law
Amendments to R.A. No. 1243 Re: Tenure of Office of Hospital Residents in Certain Hospitals, Republic Act No. 1887, Jun 22, 1957 (Philippines)
Amendments to R.A. No. 1243 Re: Tenure of Office of Hospital Residents in Certain Hospitals, Republic Act No. 1887 (Phil. 1957)
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