QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11558)
RA 11558 establishes a one hundred (100) bed capacity, Level II general hospital in the Municipality of Rosales, Province of Pangasinan, known as the Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center.
The hospital is under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).
The hospital has a one hundred (100) bed capacity and is classified as a Level II general hospital.
Any future increase in bed capacity and upgrading must be consistent with the hospital development plan prepared by the DOH reflecting the hospital’s developmental goals.
RA 11558 appropriates Nine hundred million pesos (P900,000,000.00) for implementation of the Act, to be funded under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the DOH.
It is included and funded under the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the DOH.
They must be consistent with the hospital development plan.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
If any provision or part is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts not affected remain in full force and effect.
All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with RA 11558 are repealed or modified accordingly.
No. The Act expressly states the hospital shall be under the direct control and supervision of the DOH.
It is designated as a Level II general hospital; legally significant because the Act specifies the type/level of services and capacity context that the DOH must implement consistent with its development plan.
First, funding inclusion under the 2022 GAA via HFEP; second, within 90 days from effectivity, the Secretary of Health issues necessary IRR consistent with the hospital development plan; third, future upgrades must follow that development plan.
The DOH is required to prepare the hospital development plan.
Upgrades and increases in bed capacity must be tied to and consistent with the DOH-prepared hospital development plan, indicating that changes are not automatic and must align with that plan.
In the provided RA text itself, which includes the approval date (June 24, 2021), and publication reference details (117 OG No. 28, 7130) plus the statement that it originated in the House and was passed in both chambers on June 2, 2021.