[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11326, April 17, 2019 ]

AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES MEDICAL CENTER IN DA VAC) CITY FROM ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED (1,200) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES. AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, 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 Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is hereby increased from one thousand two hundred (1.200) to one thousand, five hundred (1.500) beds. The increase in bed capacity shall be implemented consistent with the development plan of the hospital.

SEC. 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services of the SPMC are also hereby upgraded and increased to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity.

SEC. 3. Upon prior consultation with the SPMC, the Department of Health shall, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional plantilla positions to be created pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 4. 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.

SEC. 5. 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.

SEC. 6. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 1859, as amended, is hereby further amended accordingly. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication m the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.


Approved,

 
(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
            Speaker of the House of Representatives
(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III
            Speaker of the Senate

This Act was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 1965 on February 4, 2019 and adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House Bill No. 7061 on February 7, 2019.

 
(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
            Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives
(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
            Secretary of the Senate

Approved: APR 17 2019


(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
    President of the Philippines