QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11568)
The law is Republic Act No. 11568. It establishes a general hospital in Barangay Lacaron, Municipality of Malita, Province of Davao Occidental, to be known as the Davao Occidental General Hospital, and appropriates funds for it.
In Barangay Lacaron, Municipality of Malita, Province of Davao Occidental.
Under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).
Any future increase and upgrading must be based on the hospital development plan prepared by the DOH to reflect the development goals of the hospital.
Nine hundred million pesos (₱900,000,000.00).
It shall be 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.
If any provision or part is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected remain in full force and effect.
All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with the Act are repealed or modified accordingly.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It originated in the House of Representatives, passed by the House on August 25, 2020; amended by the Senate on May 31, 2021; and the amendment was concurred in by the House on June 2, 2021.
The Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for direct control and for preparing the hospital development plan; the Secretary of Health must issue necessary rules and regulations within 90 days.
It is the program under the DOH in the 2022 General Appropriations Act where the ₱900,000,000 appropriation will be included and funded.
It requires that bed capacity increases and upgrades be based on the hospital development plan prepared by the DOH, and that implementing rules and regulations be consistent with that plan.
The severability doctrine (where unconstitutional provisions do not invalidate the entire law if the remaining valid parts can stand).