Question & AnswerQ&A (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 303)
The primary purpose of Batas Pambansa Blg. 303 is to establish a ten-bed municipal hospital in the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo, Province of Iloilo, to be known as the Barotac Nuevo Municipal Hospital.
The Barotac Nuevo Municipal Hospital will operate under the direct supervision of the Office of the Minister (Ministry of Health).
The hospital is authorized to have ten beds.
The initial funding will be determined in accordance with Section 40 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 and charged to the appropriations authorized by Batas Pambansa Blg. 131 for the Ministry of Health intended for a new hospital.
Thereafter, the necessary funding for operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Minister of Health has the authority to determine the manner by which the Barotac Nuevo Municipal Hospital shall be made operational.
This Act took effect upon its approval on November 14, 1982.
The Act specifically concerns the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo in the Province of Iloilo.
Appropriations authorized by Batas Pambansa Blg. 131 for the Ministry of Health intended for new hospitals authorize the funding.
No, the law does not specify penalties for non-compliance or mismanagement of the hospital.