Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital
Republic Act No. 11565, enacted on June 24, 2021, converts the Medina Extension Hospital in Misamis Oriental into a general hospital named the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital, which will be managed by the Department of Health (DOH). The hospital will no longer function as an extension of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center. An initial funding of 900 million pesos is allocated for its establishment, to be drawn from the existing budget of the Medina Extension Hospital and included in the 2022 General Appropriations Act. The Secretary of Health is tasked with developing regulations for the hospital's operation in line with a hospital development plan. The Act will take effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.
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- What is Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital about?
- Republic Act No. 11565, enacted on June 24, 2021, converts the Medina Extension Hospital in Misamis Oriental into a general hospital named the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital, which will be managed by the Department of Health (DOH). The hospital will no longer function as an extension of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center. An initial funding of 900 million pesos is allocated for its establishment, to be drawn from the existing budget of the Medina Extension Hospital and included in the 2022 General Appropriations Act. The Secretary of Health is tasked with developing regulations for the hospital's operation in line with a hospital development plan. The Act will take effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 11565?
- Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital (Republic Act No. 11565) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital enacted?
- Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital (Republic Act No. 11565) was enacted on Jun 24, 2021.
- What is the citation for Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital?
- Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital, Republic Act No. 11565, Jun 24, 2021 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11565
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 24, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11565
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MEDINA EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MEDINA, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE FIRST MISAMIS ORIENTAL GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Medina Extension Hospital in the Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis Oriental is hereby converted into a general hospital to be known as the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH). Henceforth, the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital shall cease to be an extension hospital of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, Cagayan de Oro City.
Any future increase in bed capacity and upgrading of health care services and facilities shall be based on the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the DOH.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's program, operation and maintenance of the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital, the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Medina Extension Hospital, the amount of Nine hundred million pesos (P900,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the implementation of this Act which shall be included and funded under the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the DOH. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued operation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Health shall prepare and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act consistent with the hospital development plan.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: June 24, 2021.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 117, No. 28, p. 7143 on July 12, 2021.
Cite This Law
Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital, Republic Act No. 11565, Jun 24, 2021 (Philippines)
Converting the Medina Extension Hospital in Medina, Misamis Oriental into the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital, Republic Act No. 11565 (Phil. 2021)
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