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. 11884, June 29, 2022 ]
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BALINDONG DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF WATO-BALINDONG, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR, FROM TEN (10) TO FIFTY (50) 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 Balindong District Hospital in the Municipality of Wato-Balindong, Province of Lanao del Sur is hereby increased from ten (10) to fifty (50) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan that shall be prepared by Chief of Hospital of the Balindong District Hospital, and submitted to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Ministry of Health.
Section 2
The existing professional health care services and facilities of Balindong District Hospital 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 Balindong District Hospital, which includes doctors, nurses and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly.
Section 4
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Government shall provide the necessary funds to cover the maintenance and other operating expenses of the Balindong District Hospital. It shall also appropriate funds for the additional human resource complement to support the increase in bed capacity and the corresponding upgrading of its service facilities and professional health care services.
Section 5
The Secretary of the DOH shall include in the Departments subsidy program, support for the capital outlay requirements of the Balindong District Hospital.
Section 6
All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby modified accordingly.
Section 7
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
| (SGD.) LORD ALAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives | (SGD.)VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate | | --- | --- | | (SGD.) LORD ALAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives | (SGD.)VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate |
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on September 27, 2021 and May 31, 2022, respectively.
| (SGD.)MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate | (SGD.)MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives |
Approved:JUN 29 2022
(SGD.)RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines
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