QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11496)
RA 11496 increases the WVMC bed capacity from four hundred twenty-five (425) beds to seven hundred (700) beds.
It applies to the Western Visayas Medical Center located in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
They must be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increased bed capacity.
The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Chief of the WVMC.
To correspondingly increase the existing workforce by determining and filling additional plantilla positions needed for the increased capacity.
No. RA 11496 requires the DOH, with DBM, CSC, and the WVMC Chief, to determine what additional plantilla positions must be created and filled.
They must be consistent with the hospital development plan prepared and submitted by the WVMC Medical Center Chief to the DOH.
The Medical Center Chief of the WVMC, who must submit the plan to the DOH.
Implementation must be included in the DOH programs; RA 11496 also states that funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
In the annual General Appropriations Act.
If any provision is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected remain in full force and effect.
It repeals, amends, or modifies laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances, rules, and regulations—or parts thereof—that are inconsistent with RA 11496.
Fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
The Act originated in the House of Representatives; it was passed by the House on March 2, 2020, amended by the Senate on July 28, 2020, and those amendments were concurred in by the House on August 26, 2020.
Section 2 ensures that upgrading of services and facilities is tied to and made commensurate with the increased bed capacity granted in Section 1.
It requires coordinated action among DOH, DBM, CSC, and the WVMC Chief to determine additional plantilla positions to be created and filled.