Department of Health implementation authority
- Section 2 directs the Department of Health to issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the Act.
- Section 2 requires DOH action to operationalize the conversion into a tertiary level medical center with the increased bed capacity.
Funding through appropriation
- Section 3 requires that the amount necessary to carry out the Act’s provisions be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following enactment.
- Section 3 requires continued inclusion in the General Appropriations Act thereafter for ongoing implementation needs.
Effectivity
- Section 4 provides that the Act takes effect upon its approval.
- The Act was approved on August 12, 1997.