Law Summary
Funding and Financial Responsibility
- Assigns the responsibility of funding the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the BCGH to the City Government of Bacolod.
Development Planning and Hospital Management
- Requires the Hospital Chief of BCGH to submit a development plan to the Department of Health (DOH).
- The plan must reflect the hospital’s development goals.
- Medical personnel requirements, capital outlays, and budgetary needs for hospital operations must be based on this development plan.
Appropriation of Funds
- Allocates Six hundred million pesos (P600,000,000.00) for the implementation of the Act.
- Funding is to be sourced from the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the DOH.
Rulemaking and Implementation
- Mandates the Secretary of Health to issue rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.
- Requires consultation and coordination with relevant local government officials.
- Sets a deadline of ninety (90) days from the Act’s effectivity for promulgation of these rules.
Effectivity of the Act
- States that the Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication either in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
Legislative Process and Approval
- Indicates the legislative history with dates of passage by the House of Representatives and Senate, including amendments.
- Shows the final approval by the President of the Philippines on June 24, 2021.