QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11871)
It is Republic Act No. 11871, titled “An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Martin Marasigan Memorial Hospital in the Municipality of Cuenca, Province of Batangas from Twenty-Five (25) to Eighty (80) Beds, and Appropriating Funds therefor.”
The authorized bed capacity is increased from twenty-five (25) to eighty (80) beds.
Any future increase must be consistent with the hospital development plan prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the MMMH.
The existing professional health care services and facilities of the MMMH must be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increased authorized bed capacity.
The existing workforce—including doctors, nurses, and support personnel—must be increased correspondingly.
It must provide the necessary funds to support the increase in bed capacity and the corresponding upgrading of facilities and services.
The Secretary must include support for the capital outlay requirements of the hospital in the Department’s subsidy program.
The text does not state specific monetary amounts. Instead, it mandates funding support: Batangas provides necessary funds (Sec. 4) and DOH includes capital outlay support in its subsidy program (Sec. 5).
The remaining parts or provisions not affected remain in full force and effect (separability clause).
All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with RA 11871 are modified accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Hospital planning is addressed in Sec. 1 (hospital development plan for future bed increases), while staffing requirements are addressed in Sec. 3 (workforce increased correspondingly).
Section 2 (upgrading professional health care services and facilities).
Chief of Hospital of MMMH (prepares hospital development plan for future increases, Sec. 1); Provincial Government of Batangas (provides funds, Sec. 4); Secretary of DOH (includes capital outlay support in subsidy program, Sec. 5).
It states the bill originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by the House on January 20, 2021 and by the Senate on May 31, 2022. This is relevant for understanding the bill’s process and chronology.
It refers to the legally sanctioned number of beds that the hospital may have under its authority, and the law formally increases that authorized capacity.