Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 1340)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 1340 is to amend sections one to five of Republic Act No. 731 to establish the National Children's Hospital under the Bureau of Hospitals and appropriate funds for this purpose.
The chief must be a physician of good repute, a graduate from a medical college of recognized standing, and must have engaged in the practice of medicine for at least five years.
The chief is appointed by the Secretary of Health upon the recommendation of the Director of Hospitals.
The chief shall receive a compensation of not more than six thousand pesos per annum.
The chief has all the powers generally conferred on chiefs of government hospitals, including promulgating rules and regulations for efficient administration with the approval of the Director of Hospitals.
The hospital is mandated to render free medical service and provide free accommodation to sick and/or undernourished children, subject to the rules and regulations of the Bureau of Hospitals.
Yes, the chief can promulgate rules and regulations necessary for efficient administration and proper enforcement of laws relating to the hospital, but only with the approval of the Director of Hospitals and provided these are not inconsistent with existing laws.
Yes, with the approval of the Director of Hospitals, the chief may provide subsistence, quarters, and laundry service in kind to physicians, nurses, or employees whenever it is advisable for the best interest of the public service.
The Indigent Children's Hospital was abolished, and all its personnel, files, records, supplies, equipment, properties, other assets, and unexpended balances were transferred to the newly established National Children's Hospital.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 16, 1955.