Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar
Republic Act No. 5767, enacted on June 21, 1969, establishes the Capul Station Hospital in the Municipality of Capul, Northern Samar. This small hospital will have a bed capacity of 10 to 25 and will manage common medical and maternity cases as well as surgical emergencies, although more complex cases will be referred to larger hospitals. The Secretary of Health is tasked with overseeing its establishment, organization, and operation, and may merge it with local health units if necessary. An appropriation of 100,000 pesos is allocated for its initial setup, with future funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The law took effect upon its approval.
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- What is Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar about?
- Republic Act No. 5767, enacted on June 21, 1969, establishes the Capul Station Hospital in the Municipality of Capul, Northern Samar. This small hospital will have a bed capacity of 10 to 25 and will manage common medical and maternity cases as well as surgical emergencies, although more complex cases will be referred to larger hospitals. The Secretary of Health is tasked with overseeing its establishment, organization, and operation, and may merge it with local health units if necessary. An appropriation of 100,000 pesos is allocated for its initial setup, with future funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The law took effect upon its approval.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 5767?
- Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar (Republic Act No. 5767) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar enacted?
- Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar (Republic Act No. 5767) was enacted on Jun 21, 1969.
- What is the citation for Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar?
- Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar, Republic Act No. 5767, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5767
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5767
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATION HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAPUL, PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAPUL STATION HOSPITAL, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. As defined in this Act, a station hospital shall mean a small hospital of not more than twenty-five bed capacity for the management of common medical and maternity cases and surgical emergencies requiring ordinarily a short period of confinement. Cases requiring complicated major surgery or elaborate diagnostic examination or treatment by a specialist may not be confined in this hospital but transferred to regular provincial or regional hospitals. acd
SECTION 2. There is hereby established in the Municipality of Capul, Province of Northern Samar, a station hospital to be known as Capul Station Hospital with a bed capacity of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five beds. cdt
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Health shall cause the establishment of this hospital, provide it with a suitable table of organization of not more than fourteen personnel, and promulgate rules and regulations for its maintenance and operation. He may, if the exigency of the service so demands, merge this hospital with local health units in the Municipality of Capul, Province of Northern Samar, provided that the public health work of the latter unit will not be impaired.
SECTION 4. The sum of one hundred thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the establishment, operation and maintenance of said hospital for the fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-nine. Thereafter, such sums as may be needed for its operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 21, 1969. cdt
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 66, No. 2, p. 263 on January 12, 1970
Cite This Law
Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar, Republic Act No. 5767, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Establishment of Capul Station Hospital in Capul, Northern Samar, Republic Act No. 5767 (Phil. 1969)
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