Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center
Republic Act No. 11081, enacted on September 28, 2018, increases the bed capacity of the Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya from 200 to 500 beds, and renames it the Region II Trauma and Medical Center. The law mandates the upgrading of its facilities and healthcare services to match this expansion. It also requires an increase in medical personnel, with the Department of Health coordinating to determine the necessary staffing adjustments. The implementation of this increase must be completed within three years, and funding will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act takes effect 15 days after its publication.
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- What is Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center about?
- Republic Act No. 11081, enacted on September 28, 2018, increases the bed capacity of the Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya from 200 to 500 beds, and renames it the Region II Trauma and Medical Center. The law mandates the upgrading of its facilities and healthcare services to match this expansion. It also requires an increase in medical personnel, with the Department of Health coordinating to determine the necessary staffing adjustments. The implementation of this increase must be completed within three years, and funding will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act takes effect 15 days after its publication.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 11081?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center (Republic Act No. 11081) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center enacted?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center (Republic Act No. 11081) was enacted on Sep 28, 2018.
- What is the citation for Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center, Republic Act No. 11081, Sep 28, 2018 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11081
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 28, 2018
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11081
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF VETERANS REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500), UPGRADING ITS SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, CHANGING ITS NAME TO REGION II TRAUMA AND MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Veterans Regional Hospital in the Municipality of Bayombong, Province of Nueva Vizcaya is hereby increased from two hundred (200) to five hundred (500) beds.
SECTION 2. The Veterans Regional Hospital shall now be known as the Region II Trauma and Medical Center.
SECTION 3. The existing facilities and professional health care services of the Region II Trauma and Medical Center are hereby upgraded to conform and be commensurate to the increase in its authorized bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 4. The existing workforce of the Region II Trauma and Medical Center shall also be correspondingly increased. The Department of Health shall, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, and after consultation with the Region II Trauma and Medical Center, determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled up.
SECTION 5. The increase in bed capacity of the Region II Trauma and Medical Center from two hundred (200) to five hundred (500) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than three (3) years from the approval of this Act.
SECTION 6. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. DETACa
Approved: September 28, 2018.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 114, No. 41, p. 7018 on October 8, 2018.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center, Republic Act No. 11081, Sep 28, 2018 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity of Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya and Renaming It to Region II Trauma and Medical Center, Republic Act No. 11081 (Phil. 2018)
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