QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11441)
RA 11441 increases the authorized bed capacity of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City from four hundred (400) beds to one thousand (1,000) beds.
The CLMMRH, through its Board of Trustees, is authorized to increase and hire additional employees corresponding to the upgrading of its services and facilities and the increase in bed capacity.
The Chief of Hospital of CLMMRH must coordinate with the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Budget and Management, and the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission.
The implementation of the increased bed capacity must be carried out for a period of not more than five (5) years from the approval of the Act.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Section 4 requires the Secretary of Health to immediately include implementation of the Act in the Department’s programs, with funding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Secretary of Health.
It implies that the expansion is not indefinite; it must be implemented within a maximum of five (5) years from approval.
The Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission is one of the officials the Chief of Hospital must coordinate with to ensure effective implementation, particularly in matters involving personnel hiring consistent with civil service rules.
The Chief of Hospital must coordinate with the Secretary of Budget and Management to ensure that the increase in personnel and related measures can be implemented effectively with proper budgeting/funding.
All laws, decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations, executive or administrative orders, and other presidential issuances inconsistent with RA 11441 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
The authorized bed capacity is increased up to 1,000 beds, but the implementation is time-limited to not more than five (5) years from the Act’s approval.
It authorizes the hospital, through its Board of Trustees, to increase and hire additional employees corresponding to upgrading services and facilities and to support the increased bed capacity.
The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), located in the City of Bacolod, Province of Negros Occidental.
It uses an Act of Congress that increases authorized bed capacity, authorizes hiring/additional personnel, sets an implementation timeline, and mandates inclusion in the national budget through the annual General Appropriations Act.
The text states the Act originated in the House of Representatives and was passed on January 29, 2019 in the House and June 3, 2019 in the Senate, and was approved on August 28, 2019. This is relevant for understanding enactment chronology, validity dates, and effective date computation.