Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11474)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11474 is to upgrade the Maria L. Eleazar District Hospital in the Municipality of Tagkawayan, Province of Quezon, into a Level III general hospital named Maria L. Eleazar General Hospital under the direct supervision of the Department of Health.
The Act mandates an increase in the bed capacity of the hospital in accordance with the hospital development plan.
The hospital will be under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH).
The DOH is tasked to directly supervise the hospital, include the Act's implementation in its programs, prepare implementing rules and regulations, and coordinate with other agencies for staffing and budgeting requirements.
The DOH must coordinate with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to determine additional plantilla positions to be created and filled in the hospital workforce.
The chief of the hospital shall develop a hospital development plan reflecting the hospital's development goals, consistent with increased bed capacity and service capability, and submit it to the DOH.
Funding will be appropriated in the annual General Appropriations Act and included in the programs of the Department of Health.
The Secretary of Health shall prepare the implementing rules and regulations within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of the Act.
If any provision is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.