Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 5672)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 5672 is to amend Republic Act No. 1629 by establishing a School of Nursing in the Quezon Memorial Hospital in the City of Lucena and to outline its administration and funding.
The School of Nursing established under Republic Act No. 5672 is located in the Quezon Memorial Hospital in the City of Lucena.
The control and management of the Quezon Memorial Hospital School of Nursing shall be under the Director of the Quezon Memorial Hospital.
The School of Nursing is under the executive supervision of the Secretary of Health.
One hundred fifty thousand pesos was appropriated for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the School of Nursing for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969.
The funds are to be sourced from the National Treasury out of any funds not otherwise appropriated.
Operating expenses in succeeding fiscal years shall be included in subsequent General Appropriations Acts and disbursed by the School of Nursing authorities concerned in accordance with Commonwealth Act No. 246, as amended.
The disbursement of funds for the School of Nursing must comply with the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 246, as amended.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 21, 1969.
Amending Section 1 establishes the existence and administrative framework of the School of Nursing within Quezon Memorial Hospital and places it under specific management and supervision, thereby formalizing its operation.