Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds
Republic Act No. 11390, approved on August 22, 2019, increases the bed capacity of the Batangas Medical Center from 500 to 1,000 beds. It also mandates the upgrading of healthcare facilities through the construction of a new multistorey building that will include additional operating theaters and intensive care units. Correspondingly, the hospital's staffing will expand to support the increased capacity, with the Secretary of Health coordinating with relevant departments to establish new positions. The Act requires the implementation of its provisions to be included in the annual budget and necessitates the issuance of regulations within 90 days of its approval. This law takes effect 15 days after publication in official media.
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- What is Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds about?
- Republic Act No. 11390, approved on August 22, 2019, increases the bed capacity of the Batangas Medical Center from 500 to 1,000 beds. It also mandates the upgrading of healthcare facilities through the construction of a new multistorey building that will include additional operating theaters and intensive care units. Correspondingly, the hospital's staffing will expand to support the increased capacity, with the Secretary of Health coordinating with relevant departments to establish new positions. The Act requires the implementation of its provisions to be included in the annual budget and necessitates the issuance of regulations within 90 days of its approval. This law takes effect 15 days after publication in official media.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 11390?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds (Republic Act No. 11390) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds enacted?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds (Republic Act No. 11390) was enacted on Aug 22, 2019.
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- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds, Republic Act No. 11390, Aug 22, 2019 (Philippines)
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- Republic Act No. 11390
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- Philippines
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- Congress of the Philippines
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August 22, 2019
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11390
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BATANGAS MEDICAL CENTER IN BATANGAS CITY, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS TO ONE THOUSAND (1,000) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Batangas Medical Center (BatMC) in Batangas City, Province of Batangas is hereby increased from five hundred (500) beds to one thousand (1,000) beds. The Secretary of Health shall implement the increase in bed capacity of the BatMC consistent with the five (5)-year development plan of the hospital.
SECTION 2. The existing service facilities and professional health care services are also hereby upgraded through the construction of a multistorey building which may house additional operating theaters, intensive care units, rooms, wards and laboratory units.
SECTION 3. The plantilla of employees of BatMC, which include doctors, nurses and support personnel shall also be increased correspondingly commensurate to the increase in its authorized bed capacity. The Secretary of Health shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Budget and Management and the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission, and after consultation with the Chief of BatMC, determine the additional new positions to be created and filled up.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 5. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Health shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. AScHCD
SECTION 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders, memorandum circulars or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: August 22, 2019.
Published in the Manila Bulletin on September 4, 2019.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 115, No. 39, p. 10816 on September 30, 2019.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds, Republic Act No. 11390, Aug 22, 2019 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City, Province of Batangas, from 500 Beds to 1,000 Beds, Republic Act No. 11390 (Phil. 2019)
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