Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6350)
The primary purpose of Republic Act No. 6350 is to establish the Hilongos General Hospital in the Municipality of Hilongos, Province of Leyte, and to authorize the appropriation of funds for its construction, operation, and maintenance.
The Hilongos General Hospital is established under the direct control and supervision of the Director of Medical Services.
A total of seven hundred thousand pesos is authorized: five hundred thousand pesos for construction and two hundred thousand pesos for operation and maintenance.
The hospital must have at least twenty-five beds.
Patients requiring hospitalization from the municipalities of Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Matalom, and Bato in the Province of Leyte who cannot be given medical services by other hospitals shall be referred to Hilongos General Hospital.
The policy-determining power is vested in the Secretary of Health and is exercised through the Chief of the Hilongos General Hospital.
The Chief must be a physician of good repute, a graduate from a recognized medical college, and must have engaged in the practice of medicine for at least five years.
The Chief is appointed by the Secretary of Health upon recommendation of the Director of Medical Services, with compensation not exceeding eleven thousand four hundred pesos per annum.
The Chief has all the powers generally conferred on chiefs of government hospitals, including promulgating rules and regulations for efficient hospital administration with approval from the Director of Medical Services.
With the approval of the Director of Medical Services, the Chief may allow subsistence, quarters, and laundry services in kind to physicians, nurses, or employees when deemed advisable for the best interest of public service.
Republic Act No. 6350 took effect upon its approval on June 19, 1971.