QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11083)
Republic Act No. 11083 (approved September 28, 2018) is an Act upgrading the services and facilities of the La Union Medical Center (LUMC) by increasing its bed capacity to three hundred (300) and establishing a trauma center, including the increase of its personnel and appropriation of funds for these purposes.
RA 11083 increases LUMC’s bed capacity from one hundred (100) to three hundred (300) beds.
The increase in bed capacity must be done gradually over a three (3)-year period.
RA 11083 requires the establishment of a trauma center in the LUMC.
The LUMC, through its Board of Trustees, is authorized to increase and hire additional employees corresponding to the upgrading of its services and facilities and the increase in bed capacity.
The Chief of Hospital must coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for efficient and effective implementation.
Yes. The Provincial Government of La Union and the LUMC are authorized to provide the funds from their respective budgets necessary for the implementation of the Act.
The Secretary of Health must include in the Department’s program subsidy support for the capital outlay requirements of LUMC.
It comes from the Act itself (RA 11083) authorizing LUMC through its Board of Trustees to increase and hire additional employees corresponding to the upgrading and bed capacity increase, under coordination with DOH, DBM, and CSC.
The Chief of Hospital must coordinate with DOH, DBM, and CSC to ensure efficient and effective implementation—legally, this ties staffing and budgeting to the appropriate government processes and ensures compliance with administrative and civil service rules.
It states that all laws, decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations, executive or administrative orders, and other presidential issuances inconsistent with RA 11083 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
It is intended to occur gradually over a three (3)-year period.
It mandates both (1) upgrading services and facilities by increasing bed capacity and establishing a trauma center, and (2) authorizing LUMC’s Board of Trustees to hire additional personnel corresponding to that upgrading and capacity increase.
It expands the scope of LUMC’s upgrade beyond merely increasing beds by requiring a specific specialized service facility to be set up within the hospital.
The mechanism is implementation through LUMC’s Board of Trustees for hiring, with the Chief of Hospital coordinating with DOH, DBM, and CSC, and with budget support from the provincial government and LUMC, plus DOH subsidy for capital outlay.
Under Section 5, the conflicting executive issuance would be repealed, amended, or modified accordingly to the extent of the inconsistency with RA 11083.