QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11878)
Republic Act No. 11878 (approved June 29, 2022) is an Act establishing in the City of Meycauayan, Province of Bulacan, a tertiary hospital known as the Ospital ng Meycauayan, and appropriating/authorizing funds for its establishment.
In the City of Meycauayan, Province of Bulacan.
A tertiary hospital.
The city government of Meycauayan, under the direct control and supervision of the city government.
The City Government of Meycauayan.
A hospital development plan, aligned with the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan, and prepared in consultation with the Department of Health (DOH).
The Philippine Health Facility Development Plan.
The Department of Health (DOH).
Based on the hospital development plan.
Any future increase in bed capacity, health care facilities, service capability, and human resources complement.
To provide the necessary funds for the establishment of the Ospital ng Meycauayan.
The Secretary of the DOH shall include in the DOH’s subsidy program support for the capital outlay requirements of the hospital.
It refers to capital expenditures needed to establish the hospital (e.g., major investments such as construction, major equipment, and other capital-type costs), which the DOH subsidy program must support.
Under the separability clause, the remaining parts not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
All laws, executive orders, and other issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the Act are modified accordingly.
Fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It provides a separability clause (continued validity of unaffected provisions) and a supremacy/modification clause over inconsistent laws, offering examples of legislative drafting that address constitutional risk and harmonization with existing rules.