Hospital development plan requirement
- Section 1 requires the DOH to prepare a hospital development plan.
- Section 1 requires the hospital development plan to reflect the developmental goals of the hospital.
- Section 1 mandates that future expansions and upgrades follow that hospital development plan.
Appropriations and funding source
- Section 2 appropriates Nine hundred million pesos (P900,000,000.00) for the implementation of the Act.
- Section 2 provides that the appropriation is to be included and funded under the 2022 General Appropriations Act.
- Section 2 specifies the funding channel as the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the DOH.
DOH rules for implementation
- Section 3 requires the Secretary of Health to prepare and issue necessary rules and regulations for effective implementation.
- Section 3 sets the deadline as within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of the Act.
- Section 3 requires the rules and regulations to be consistent with the hospital development plan.
Constitutional separability and continuity
- Section 4 provides that if any provision or part of the Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected remain in full force and effect.
Repeal of inconsistent issuances
- Section 5 repeals or modifies all laws, executive orders, issuances, rules, and regulations that are inconsistent with the Act.
Effectivity and publication rule
- Section 6 makes the Act take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
- The Act was approved on June 24, 2021.