Establishment of Occidental Negros North General Hospital in Escalante, Negros Occidental
Republic Act No. 2730, enacted on June 19, 1960, establishes a twenty-five-bed general hospital in Escalante, Negros Occidental, named Occidental Negros North General Hospital. The Municipal Council of Escalante is responsible for providing the hospital site, in consultation with the Director of Medical Services. An appropriation of fifty thousand pesos is authorized for the hospital's maintenance and operation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, contingent upon the Secretary of Health certifying the availability of a suitable building. Subsequent funding for the hospital's operations will follow guidelines set by Republic Act No. 1939. The Act took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2730
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 19, 1960
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2730
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ESCALANTE, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE SUM OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTION 1. There shall be, under the Bureau of Medical Services, a twenty-five-bed general hospital in the Municipality of Escalante, Province of Negros Occidental, to be known as the Occidental Negros North General Hospital. The site for the said hospital shall be provided by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Escalante in consultation with the Director of Medical Services.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Health shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this Act. cd i
SECTION 3. The sum of fifty thousand pesos is authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the maintenance and operation of said hospital during the fiscal year ending June thirty, nineteen hundred and sixty-one: Provided, That no amount herein authorized to be appropriated will be released unless the Secretary of Health certifies that a suitable hospital building is available. In subsequent years, the operation and maintenance of said hospital shall be financed in accordance with Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and thirty-nine.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 19, 1960.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 57, No. 3, p. 442 on January 16, 1961
Cite This Law
Establishment of Occidental Negros North General Hospital in Escalante, Negros Occidental, Republic Act No. 2730, Jun 19, 1960 (Philippines)
Establishment of Occidental Negros North General Hospital in Escalante, Negros Occidental, Republic Act No. 2730 (Phil. 1960)
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