Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, from 500 to 1,000 Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Republic Act No. 11498, enacted on November 13, 2020, increases the bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City from 500 to 1,000 beds. The act mandates an upgrade of existing healthcare services and facilities to match this increase and requires a corresponding expansion of the workforce, including healthcare professionals. The Secretary of Health will oversee the implementation and funding, which will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The law will take effect 15 days after publication, with provisions for any unconstitutional parts to not affect the remainder of the act.
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- Republic Act No. 11498, enacted on November 13, 2020, increases the bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City from 500 to 1,000 beds. The act mandates an upgrade of existing healthcare services and facilities to match this increase and requires a corresponding expansion of the workforce, including healthcare professionals. The Secretary of Health will oversee the implementation and funding, which will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The law will take effect 15 days after publication, with provisions for any unconstitutional parts to not affect the remainder of the act.
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- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, from 500 to 1,000 Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor (Republic Act No. 11498) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, from 500 to 1,000 Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor (Republic Act No. 11498) was enacted on Nov 13, 2020.
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- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, from 500 to 1,000 Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 11498, Nov 13, 2020 (Philippines)
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- Congress of the Philippines
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November 13, 2020
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11498
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE CAGAYAN VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) IN TUGUEGARAO CITY, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO ONE THOUSAND (1,000) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) shall be increased from five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan which shall be prepared and submitted by the Medical Center Chief of the CVMC to the Department of Health (DOH) to reflect the development goals of the hospital.
SECTION 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the CVMC are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof, consistent with the hospital development plan.
SECTION 3. The existing workforce of the CVMC, which includes doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly, consistent with the hospital development plan. The Secretary of the DOH shall, after consultation with the Medical Center Chief of the CVMC, and in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management and the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new positions to be created and filled up.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the program of the DOH the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: November 13, 2020.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 48, p. 7833 on November 30, 2020.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, from 500 to 1,000 Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 11498, Nov 13, 2020 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, from 500 to 1,000 Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 11498 (Phil. 2020)
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