Question & AnswerQ&A (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 413)
The main purpose of Batas Pambansa Blg. 413 is to establish a ten-bed municipal hospital in the Municipality of Lakewood, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, to be known as the Lakewood Municipal Hospital.
The Lakewood Municipal Hospital will operate under the direct supervision of the Office of the Minister, Ministry of Health.
The Lakewood Municipal Hospital is authorized to have a ten-bed capacity.
The maximum budget allocated for the construction and operation of the hospital initially shall not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand pesos.
The initial funding will come from the appropriations authorized by Batas Pambansa Blg. 230 for the Ministry of Health intended for new or expanded hospitals.
After the initial construction, the necessary sum for the hospital’s operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Batas Pambansa Blg. 413 took effect upon its approval on June 10, 1983.
The jurisdiction of the Lakewood Municipal Hospital is limited to the Municipality of Lakewood in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur.
The Office of the Minister, Ministry of Health, is responsible for the supervision and management of the hospital.
No, the law does not include any provisions regarding penalties or sanctions.