Establishing the Bacolod City General Hospital in Bacolod City
Republic Act No. 11564 establishes the Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH) in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, as a tertiary general hospital. The City Government of Bacolod is responsible for funding its establishment, operation, and maintenance, with an appropriation of 600 million pesos allocated for this purpose under the 2022 General Appropriations Act. The Chief of Hospital is tasked with submitting a development plan to the Department of Health (DOH), outlining the hospital's operational needs. The Secretary of Health will issue necessary regulations for implementation within 90 days of the Act's effectivity, which occurs 15 days after publication.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11564
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 24, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11564
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF BACOLOD, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BACOLOD CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There shall be established a tertiary general hospital in the City of Bacolod, Province of Negros Occidental to be known as the Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH).
SECTION 2. The City Government of Bacolod shall provide funding for the establishment, operation and maintenance of the BCGH.
SECTION 3. The Chief of Hospital of the BCGH shall submit to the Department of Health (DOH) a development plan to reflect the developmental goals of the hospital. The medical personnel, capital outlays and budgetary needs for the operation of the BCGH shall be based on the hospital development plan.
SECTION 4. The amount of Six hundred million pesos (P600,000,000.00) 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.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of Health, in consultation and coordination with local government officials concerned, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days from its effectivity.
SECTION 6. 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. 7141 on July 12, 2021.
Cite This Law
Establishing the Bacolod City General Hospital in Bacolod City, Republic Act No. 11564, Jun 24, 2021 (Philippines)
Establishing the Bacolod City General Hospital in Bacolod City, Republic Act No. 11564 (Phil. 2021)
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