Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11565)
Republic Act No. 11565 is an act converting the Medina Extension Hospital in the Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis Oriental into a general hospital to be known as the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital and appropriating funds for this purpose.
The Department of Health (DOH) will have direct control and supervision over the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital.
The Medina Extension Hospital is converted into a general hospital and will cease to be an extension of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, Cagayan de Oro City.
An amount of Nine hundred million pesos (P900,000,000.00) is appropriated for the implementation of this Act and institutionalized in the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program of the DOH.
Any future increase in bed capacity and upgrading of health care services and facilities shall be based on the hospital development plan prepared by the Department of Health.
The Secretary of Health shall include the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital’s operation and maintenance in the Department's programs and appropriations, and prepare and issue rules and regulations for effective implementation of the Act consistent with the hospital development plan.
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Yes, after conversion by this Act, the hospital will operate independently under the Department of Health and will no longer be an extension of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center.
Such sums as may be necessary for the continued operation of the hospital shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The House of Representatives passed the Act on June 3, 2020, the Senate amended and passed it on May 31, 2021, and the House concurred in the amendment on June 2, 2021.