An Act Upgrading the Batanes Provincial Hospital in Basco, Batanes, to Tertiary Level II Hospital to be Known as the Batanes General Hospital
Republic Act No. 8454, enacted on January 19, 1998, upgrades the Batanes Provincial Hospital in Basco, Batanes, to a tertiary level II facility, now known as the Batanes General Hospital. This upgrade enhances the hospital's capabilities without increasing its bed capacity, and it will be directly operated by the Department of Health. The Secretary of Health is tasked with issuing necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of the Act. Initial funding for this upgrade will come from the Organizational Adjustment Fund, with future operational costs included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law without the President's signature.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 8454
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 19, 1998 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8454
AN ACT UPGRADING THE BATANES PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN BASCO, BATANES, TO TERTIARY LEVEL II HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BATANES GENERAL HOSPITAL
SECTION 1. The existing Batanes Provincial Hospital in Basco, Batanes, is hereby upgraded into a tertiary level II hospital to be known as the Batanes General Hospital.
SECTION 2. This upgrading shall provide the hospital with the capability of a tertiary level II hospital without increasing the hospital's bed capacity.
SECTION 3. Upon its upgrading, the Batanes General Hospital shall be under the direct technical operation and administration of the Department of Health.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of Health shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. cdta
SECTION 5. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations for the Organizational Adjustment Fund. Thereafter, such sums may be needed for its continued operation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on January 19, 1998, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 94 No. 20 page 3567 on May 18, 1998.
Cite This Law
An Act Upgrading the Batanes Provincial Hospital in Basco, Batanes, to Tertiary Level II Hospital to be Known as the Batanes General Hospital, Republic Act No. 8454, Jan 19, 1998 (Philippines)
An Act Upgrading the Batanes Provincial Hospital in Basco, Batanes, to Tertiary Level II Hospital to be Known as the Batanes General Hospital, Republic Act No. 8454 (Phil. 1998)
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