[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11565, June 24, 2021 ]

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MEDINA EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MEDINA, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE FIRST MISAMIS ORIENTAL GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Medina Extension Hospital in the Municipality of Medina, Province of Misamis Oriental is hereby converted into a general hospital to be known as the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH). Henceforth, the First Misamis Oriental General Hospital shall cease to be an extension of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, Cagayan de Oro City.

Any future increase in bed capacity and upgrading of health care services and facilities shall be based on the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the DOH.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's program, operation and maintenance of the First Misasmis Oriental General Hospital, the initial funding which shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the Medina Extension Hospital, the amount of Nine hundred million pesos (P900,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the implementation of this Act which shall be included and funded under the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the DOH. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued operation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of Health shall prepare and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act consistent with the hospital development plan.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on June 3, 2020, amended by the  Senate of the Philippines on May 31, 2021, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 2, 2021.

Approved: JUN 24 2021

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
    President of the Philippines   

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