An Act Providing for the Establishment of an Emergency Hospital in Kabugao, Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province, to be Known as Apayao Emergency Hospital
Year:
1961
Category:
Other
Date Approved:
June 17, 1961
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This Act establishes an emergency hospital in Kabugao, Apayao, to be known as the Apayao Emergency Hospital. It mandates the Secretary of Health to create necessary regulations for its operation and maintenance.Full Text
REPUBLIC ACT No. 3157
An Act Providing for the Establishment of an Emergency Hospital in Kabugao, Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province, to be Known as Apayao Emergency Hospital
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. There shall be established, under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services, an emergency hospital in the Municipal District of Kabugao, Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province, to be known as the Apayao Emergency Hospital. The site for the said hospital shall be provided by the Municipal District Council of Kabugao or by the Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province, in consultation with the Director of Medical Services.
Section 2. The Secretary of Health shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this Act.
Section 3. The operation and maintenance of this hospital shall be governed by the provisions of Republic Act Numbered Nineteen hundred thirty-nine, otherwise known as the Hospital Financing Act.
Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1961.
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