Question & AnswerQ&A (BLR BUREAU ORDER No. 63-A)
A provisional license shall be granted to a hospital for a duration of three (3) to six (6) months while the hospital complies with all necessary requirements and standards.
Provisional licenses are granted only under exceptional cases when hospitals are unable to comply with the full licensing requirements of the Bureau.
The hospital must file a written request for its extension specifying the grounds relied upon and formally inform the Bureau whether corrections of deficiencies noted in the last inspection have been initiated, submitting evidence of correction.
No request for extension will be granted, and the hospital will be considered as operating without a license.
The hospital shall be dealt with administratively as operating without a license.
The Bureau of Licensing and Regulation, Office for Health Facilities Standards and Regulation, issues the provisional licenses.
Hospitals must provide evidence of correction of deficiencies noted during the last inspection to support their request for an extension.
No, the provisional license duration is strictly between three (3) to six (6) months as specified in the order.
Administrative Order No. 68-A, series of 1989 governs the provisional licensing of hospitals as referenced in this Bureau Order No. 63-A.