QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11704)
RA 11704 increases the bed capacity of PJGMRMC from four hundred (400) to one thousand (1,000) beds.
It is increased from 400 beds to 1,000 beds.
Any future increase must be consistent with the hospital development plan prepared by the Department of Health (DOH).
It requires upgrading the existing professional health care services and facilities so they conform with and are commensurate to the increased bed capacity.
Section 3 provides that the existing workforce (doctors, nurses, and support personnel) shall also be increased correspondingly.
The Secretary of the DOH, after consultation with the Chief of PJGMRMC, and in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission.
To ensure that the determination of additional new positions to be created and filled up is informed by PJGMRMC’s needs, subject to coordination with DBM and the Civil Service Commission.
The DOH must include the Act’s implementation in its program, and the funding must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act indicates that funding will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act; Section 4 requires DOH to include implementation in its program with funding through annual appropriations.
If any provision or part is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
All laws, executive orders, issuances, and rules and regulations inconsistent with RA 11704 are repealed or modified accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
It mandates upgrading existing health care services and facilities to match the increased capacity, ensuring that expansion is not merely in beds but also in capability.
It means the services and facilities must be adequate and appropriately scaled so they align with the new total bed capacity (1,000).
It ensures that additional positions are created and filled consistent with budgetary constraints and Civil Service rules.
Section 1 requires that any future bed capacity increases be consistent with the DOH-prepared hospital development plan; thus, future expansions must follow that plan.
It originated in the House of Representatives.
It was approved on April 16, 2022.