Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center in Misamis Occidental from 500 to 1,000 Beds

June 24, 2021

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11563

AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE MAYOR HILARION A. RAMIRO SR. MEDICAL CENTER IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO ONE THOUSAND (1,000) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center (MHARSMC) in the Province of Misamis Occidental is hereby 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 by the Medical Center Chief of the MHARSMC to reflect the developmental goals of the hospital, and submitted to the Department of Health (DOH).

SECTION 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the MHARSMC are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof.

SECTION 3. The existing workforce of the MHARSMC, which includes doctors, nurses and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly. The Secretary of the DOH shall, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission, and after consultation with the Medical Center Chief of the MHARSMC, 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. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Secretary of the DBM, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 6. Republic Act No. 10865, otherwise known as the "Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center Act," is hereby amended, and all laws, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.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: June 24, 2021.

 

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 117, No. 28, p. 7139 on July 12, 2021.