Increase in Bed Capacity of Masbate Provincial Hospital in Masbate, Masbate
Republic Act No. 7236, enacted on March 19, 1992, authorizes an increase in the bed capacity of the Masbate Provincial Hospital from 100 to 125 beds. The Act also mandates the construction of an annex building to accommodate the additional beds and establish isolation wards for patients with highly contagious diseases. Funding for this expansion will be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following the law's enactment. The Act takes effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on April 27, 1992.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 7236
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 19, 1992
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7236
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE MASBATE PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CAPITAL TOWN OF MASBATE, PROVINCE OF MASBATE, FROM ONE HUNDRED (100) TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (125) BEDS, CONSTRUCTING AN ANNEX BUILDING TO HOUSE THE ADDITIONAL BED CAPACITY AND PROVIDING ISOLATION WARDS FOR PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, COMMUNICABLE AND TRANSFERABLE DISEASES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. There is hereby authorized an increase in the bed capacity of the Masbate Provincial Hospital in the capital town of Masbate, Province of Masbate, from one hundred (100) to one hundred twenty-five (125) beds. In line with this purpose, there is hereby authorized the construction of an annex building to house the additional bed capacity and provide isolation wards for patients afflicted with highly contagious, communicable and transferable diseases, under the supervision of the Bureau of Medical Services of the Department of Health. cdt
SECTION 2. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: March 19, 1992
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 88 No. 17 page 2342 on April 27, 1992.
Cite This Law
Increase in Bed Capacity of Masbate Provincial Hospital in Masbate, Masbate, Republic Act No. 7236, Mar 19, 1992 (Philippines)
Increase in Bed Capacity of Masbate Provincial Hospital in Masbate, Masbate, Republic Act No. 7236 (Phil. 1992)
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