Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital in Naguilian, La Union from 25 to 50 Beds
Republic Act No. 11559, approved on June 24, 2021, increases the bed capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital in La Union from 25 to 50 beds. The Act mandates the upgrade of existing healthcare services and facilities to match the expanded capacity. It allocates ?200 million for this enhancement, to be funded through the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program of the Department of Health. The law takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11559
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 24, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11559
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE NAGUILIAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAGUILIAN, PROVINCE OF LA UNION FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) BEDS TO FIFTY (50) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital in the Municipality of Naguilian, Province of La Union is hereby increased from twenty-five (25) beds to fifty (50) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan.
SECTION 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Naguilian District Hospital are hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in its bed capacity as provided in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3. The Provincial Government of La Union shall provide the necessary funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services.
SECTION 4. The amount of Two hundred million pesos (P200,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the implementation of this Act which shall be included and funded under the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the Department of Health.
SECTION 5. 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. 7132 on July 12, 2021.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital in Naguilian, La Union from 25 to 50 Beds, Republic Act No. 11559, Jun 24, 2021 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital in Naguilian, La Union from 25 to 50 Beds, Republic Act No. 11559 (Phil. 2021)
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