QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10613)
RA 10613 aims to increase the minimum bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center from 250 to 500 by amending Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7272.
RA 10613 amends Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7272.
The original minimum bed capacity was two hundred fifty (250).
RA 10613 increases the minimum bed capacity from 250 to five hundred (500).
It serves as the principal hospital facility of Region IX.
The increase must be implemented for a period of not more than three (3) years from the approval of the Act.
It should be counted from the approval of RA 10613.
The Secretary of Health.
It provides that the funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
It follows the constitutional/statutory rule that a law becomes effective after compliance with the publication requirement and the lapse of the stated period.
It has three sections: (1) amends Section 2 of RA 7272 to increase bed capacity and set an implementation timeline; (2) directs the Secretary of Health to include implementation programs and indicates funding through the GAA; (3) provides effectivity after publication.
It originated in the House of Representatives and was finally passed by the House on March 23, 2011 and by the Senate on June 6, 2013.
It was approved on August 28, 2013; the implementation period for increasing bed capacity is counted from the approval of the Act.
Because RA 10613 changes the governing text: the updated requirement for bed capacity and related provisions now come from the amended Section 2 of RA 7272 as quoted in RA 10613.
It sets a statutory deadline for compliance, which may affect budgeting, project planning, and administrative accountability for achieving the increased bed capacity.