Mandate to Provide Free Medical Service and Accommodation
- The National Children’s Hospital is required to provide free medical services.
- Accommodation must be given gratuitously to sick and/or undernourished children.
- Such services and accommodations are subject to the rules and regulations of the Bureau of Hospitals.
Authority to Promulgate Rules and Regulations
- The chief has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations.
- These rules must be approved by the Director of Hospitals.
- Rules must not be inconsistent with law.
- The purpose of such rules is to secure efficient administration of the hospital and to enforce related laws properly.
Provision of Subsistence and Services to Hospital Personnel
- The chief, with Director of Hospitals’ approval, may allow subsistence, quarters, and laundry services in kind.
- These services may be provided to physicians, nurses, or employees serving in the hospital.
- Such measures are permissible when deemed advisable for the best interest of the public service.
Abolition of Indigent Children’s Hospital and Transfer of Assets
- Upon the approval of this Act, the existing Indigent Children’s Hospital will be abolished.
- All personnel, files, records, supplies, equipment, properties, and other assets of the said hospital shall be transferred to the newly established National Children’s Hospital.
- Unexpended appropriations of the abolished hospital shall also be transferred.
Effectivity of the Act
- The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.