Law Summary

Establishment of Claveria Station Hospital

• Legal Principle/Provision: This Act establishes a small hospital, designated as Claveria Station Hospital, within the Municipality of Claveria, Province of Masbate.
• Key Definitions Introduced:
  • Station Hospital: Defined as a small hospital with a maximum capacity of twenty-five beds, primarily for common medical and maternity cases and surgical emergencies requiring short-term confinement.
• Important Requirements/Procedures Outlined:
  • The hospital is intended for cases that do not require complicated major surgery or specialized treatment, which must be referred to larger provincial or regional hospitals.

Capacity and Location

• Legal Principle/Provision: The Claveria Station Hospital shall have a specified bed capacity.
• Key Definitions Introduced:
  • Bed Capacity: The hospital is mandated to have a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty-five beds.
• Important Requirements/Procedures Outlined:
  • The establishment must adhere strictly to the specified bed capacity.

Establishment and Management

• Legal Principle/Provision: The Secretary of Health is responsible for the hospital's establishment and operational management.
• Key Definitions Introduced:
  • Table of Organization: Refers to the structure and staffing of the hospital, limited to fourteen personnel.
• Important Requirements/Procedures Outlined:
  • The Secretary of Health will promulgate rules and regulations for the maintenance and operation of the hospital.
  • The hospital may be merged with local health units if it does not impair public health work.

Funding Appropriation

• Legal Principle/Provision: Funding is authorized for the establishment and operation of the hospital.
• Key Definitions Introduced:
  • Appropriation: A sum not exceeding fifty thousand pesos is allocated from the National Treasury for the hospital's first fiscal year.
• Important Requirements/Procedures Outlined:
  • Subsequent funding for ongoing operation must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act, also capped at fifty thousand pesos.

Effectivity

• Legal Principle/Provision: The Act's provisions take effect upon approval.
• Important Requirements/Procedures Outlined:
  • The Act was enacted without Executive approval and is effective as of June 15, 1968.

Key Takeaways

• The Claveria Station Hospital is established to serve common medical and maternity cases within a limited capacity.
• The Secretary of Health is tasked with overseeing the hospital's establishment, organization, and operational regulations.
• Initial funding of up to fifty thousand pesos is sanctioned for the hospital's first year, with provisions for future funding to be incorporated into the General Appropriations Act.
• The Act is effective immediately upon its enactment date of June 15, 1968, and does not require Executive approval.