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Republic Act
Approved July 30, 1996

Republic Act No. 8200

An act converting the rizal memorial district hospital in dapitan city into a tertiary hospital, under the full administrative and technical supervision of the department of health, which shall be known as the dr. jose rizal memorial hospital, and appropriating funds therefor

An Act Converting the Rizal Memorial District Hospital in Dapitan City into a Tertiary Hospital, under the full administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health, which shall be known as the Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

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This act converts the Rizal Memorial District Hospital into a tertiary hospital named Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital, expands its bed capacity to 200, places it under the Department of Health supervision, requires operational guidelines, allocates necessary funds via the General Appropriations Act, and becomes effective upon approval.

  • Conversion of the hospital to tertiary status
  • Increase in bed capacity to 200
  • DOH supervision and guideline formulation
  • Funding through General Appropriations Act
  • Effectivity upon approval
Healthcare
Hospital Conversion
Legislation

Tenth Congress

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8200, July 30, 1996 ]

AN ACT CONVERTING THE RIZAL MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN DAPITAN CITY INTO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, UNDER THE FULL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE DR. JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

The Rizal Memorial District Hospital in the City of Dapitan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is hereby converted to a tertiary hospital to be known as the Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital.

Section 2

The said general hospital shall have the capabilities of a tertiary hospital, increasing its bed capacity to two hundred (200) beds and shall be under the direct administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).

Section 3

The Department of Health shall formulate the necessary guidelines for its operation as a tertiary hospital.

Section 4

The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 5

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, July 30, 1996.

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