Law Summary
1. Increase in Bed Capacity
- Legal Principle/Provision: This section mandates the increase of the bed capacity of the Angono District Hospital from fifty (50) to one hundred (100) beds.
- Key Definitions Introduced:
- Angono District Hospital: A public healthcare facility located in the Municipality of Angono, Province of Rizal.
- Bed Capacity: The total number of hospital beds available for patient use.
- Requirements/Procedures: There are no specific procedural requirements outlined in this section.
- Timeframes/Deadlines: This increase takes effect immediately upon the approval of the Act.
- Penalties/Liabilities: None mentioned.
2. Appropriation of Funds
- Legal Principle/Provision: This section stipulates that the necessary funding to implement the bed capacity increase shall be included in the General Appropriations Act for the year following the enactment of this law.
- Key Definitions Introduced:
- General Appropriations Act: The annual budget law that allocates government funds for various purposes.
- Requirements/Procedures: The allocation of funds is contingent upon inclusion in the subsequent General Appropriations Act.
- Timeframes/Deadlines: The funding must be appropriated in the next fiscal year following the law's enactment.
- Penalties/Liabilities: None mentioned.
3. Effectivity
- Legal Principle/Provision: This section states that the Act shall take effect upon its approval by the President of the Philippines.
- Key Definitions Introduced:
- Approval: The official endorsement by the President, which activates the provisions of the law.
- Requirements/Procedures: The law is effective immediately upon presidential approval.
- Timeframes/Deadlines: The Act was approved on March 6, 1992.
- Penalties/Liabilities: None mentioned.
4. Legislative Process
- Legal Principle/Provision: This section provides a summary of the legislative process leading to the Act's passage.
- Key Definitions Introduced:
- House of Representatives: One of the chambers of Congress that initially originated the bill.
- Senate: The other chamber of Congress that passed the bill after the House.
- Requirements/Procedures: The bill underwent a legislative process culminating in its passage by both chambers.
- Timeframes/Deadlines:
- Passed by the House of Representatives on March 21, 1991.
- Passed by the Senate on December 11, 1991.
- Penalties/Liabilities: None mentioned.
Key Takeaways
- Republic Act No. 7215 increases the bed capacity of the Angono District Hospital from 50 to 100 beds.
- Funding for this increase will be included in the General Appropriations Act for the following year post-enactment.
- The Act is effective immediately upon being signed into law by the President, which occurred on March 6, 1992.
- The legislative process involved approval from both the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to presidential approval.