Question & AnswerQ&A (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 347)
The primary purpose of Batas Pambansa Blg. 347 is to establish a ten-bed capacity municipal hospital in the Municipality of Magsaysay, Province of Misamis Oriental, to be known as Magsaysay Municipal Hospital.
The Magsaysay Municipal Hospital is placed under the direct control and supervision of the Ministry of Health.
The municipal hospital established by this law has a ten-bed capacity.
The funding for the operation of the hospital is 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 new hospitals.
The Minister of Health is responsible for determining the manner in which the hospital shall be made operational.
After the initial funding, the amount necessary for the hospital's operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Batas Pambansa Blg. 347 took effect upon its approval on March 18, 1983.
Section 1 explicitly establishes the Magsaysay Municipal Hospital with a ten-bed capacity under the Ministry of Health's supervision.
Section 40 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 and the appropriations authorized by Batas Pambansa Blg. 131 govern the determination of the hospital's operational budget.
The Ministry of Health is responsible for the Magsaysay Municipal Hospital.