Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Extend the Benefits of the Philippine General Hospital to Other Parts of the Archipelago
Act No. 2801, enacted on February 28, 1919, empowers the Secretary of the Interior to extend the services of the Philippine General Hospital to various locations across the archipelago. The Secretary is tasked with identifying suitable sites based on factors like geography and population, and may establish branches of the hospital in these areas. Additionally, the Secretary of Commerce and Communications can facilitate the construction of necessary facilities using public works funds. The Act specifies that new branches will not include pay wards unless authorized by the Legislature.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2801
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 28, 1919
ACT NO. 2801
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO EXTEND THE BENEFITS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ARCHIPELAGO
SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, whenever he may deem it to be in the public interest, to extend the benefits and activities of the Philippine General Hospital to other parts of the Archipelago, in such form and subject to such conditions as he may prescribe. The Secretary of the Interior shall, in conformity with this Act, determine the most suitable places, according to the conditions with regard to topography, population, facility of communication, transportation, and others, and shall order branches or divisions of the General Hospital established at such places. The Secretary of Commerce and Communications may authorize the construction at the places designated by the Secretary of the Interior, with funds of the public works appropriation, of the building or buildings required for the activities so to be extended. No new division of the General Hospital established hereunder in the new locations so selected shall have pay wards, unless expressly provided by the Legislature.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: February 28, 1919.
Cite This Law
Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Extend the Benefits of the Philippine General Hospital to Other Parts of the Archipelago, Act No. 2801, Feb 28, 1919 (Philippines)
Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Extend the Benefits of the Philippine General Hospital to Other Parts of the Archipelago, Act No. 2801 (Phil. 1919)
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