Change of Name of Every Emergency Hospital to District Hospital
Batas Pambansa Blg. 176, enacted on February 12, 1982, mandates that all emergency hospitals in the Philippines be renamed as district hospitals. This change is to be implemented immediately upon the Act's approval. The law aims to standardize the nomenclature of healthcare facilities across the country. It was officially published in the Official Gazette on November 15, 1982.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Batas Pambansa Blg. 176
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Mga Batas Pambansa
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 12, 1982
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 176
AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF EVERY EMERGENCY HOSPITAL TO DISTRICT HOSPITAL
SECTION 1. Every emergency hospital shall hereafter be known as district hospital.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: February 12, 1982. (P.B No. 1655) acd
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 78 No. 46 Page 6275 on November 15, 1982.
Cite This Law
Change of Name of Every Emergency Hospital to District Hospital, Batas Pambansa Blg. 176, Feb 12, 1982 (Philippines)
Change of Name of Every Emergency Hospital to District Hospital, Batas Pambansa Blg. 176 (Phil. 1982)
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