AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE LINGAYEN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LINGAYEN, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN FROM SIXTY (60) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Year:
2022
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Other
Date Approved:
June 29, 2022
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This Act increases the bed capacity of the Lingayen District Hospital from sixty to one hundred beds. It also mandates the upgrading of existing health care services and facilities, and the corresponding increase in workforce to support the enhanced capacity.Full Text
Eighteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of July, two thousand twenty one.
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11875, June 29, 2022 ]
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE LINGAYEN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LINGAYEN, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN FROM SIXTY (60) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Lingayen District Hospital, Province of Pangasinan is hereby increased from sixty (60) to one hundred (100) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with its hospital development plan which shall prepared by Chief of Hospital of the Lingayen District Hospital.
Section 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided for Section 1 hereof.
Section 3. The existing workforce of the Lingayen District Hospital, which includes doctors, nurses and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly.
Section 4. The Provincial Government of Pangasinan shall provide the necessary funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Lingayen District Hospital and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services.
Section 5. The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) shall include in the DOH’s subsidy program its support for the capital outlay requirements of the hospital.
Section 6. 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 7. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby modified accordingly.
Section 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on May 25, 2021 and May 31, 2022, respectively.
Approved: JUN 29 2022
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
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