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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE   
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES    
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Second Regular Session 
 
 
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SENATE 
S. B. No. _______ 
 
(In substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 665, 698, 863 and 1226, taking into consideration 
House Bill No. 5673) 
 
 
Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on Health and Demography, and 
Finance with Senators Revilla, Jr., Angara, Hontiveros, and Go as authors thereof  
 
 
AN ACT 
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO SET AND APPROVE 
THE BED CAPACITY AND SERVICE CAPABILITY OF ALL DOH HOSPITALS 
 
 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
 
 
 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “DOH Hospital Bed 
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Capacity and Service Capability Rationalization Act.” 
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SEC. 2. Purpose, Scope and Coverage. – This Act shall streamline the process 
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for approving changes in the authorized bed capacities and corresponding service 
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capabilities of all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals. 
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SEC. 3. Authority to Approve. – The DOH is hereby authorized to adjust and 
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approve the authorized bed capacities and corresponding service capabilities of 
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hospitals under its supervision and control, taking into consideration the development 
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plans of the hospitals, catchment population, burden of disease, availability of human 
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resources, health care provider network, and other standards to be determined by the 
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DOH. The DOH shall, through an administrative issuance, determine the bed capacities 
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and service capabilities of DOH hospitals, subject to specific guidelines that shall be 
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issued and promulgated, within three (3) months upon the effectivity of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. Annual Report to Congress. – The DOH shall provide Congress, through 
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the Committee on Health of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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Health and Demography of the Senate, an annual report on hospitals with approved 
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bed capacities, along with the necessary funding requirements. 
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SEC. 5. Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP). – The DOH shall 
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develop the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) to guide the 
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modernization and development plans of all government health facilities, and in order 
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to access capital outlay investment through the Health Facilities Enhancement 
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Program (HFEP) of the DOH and other national government capital outlay investment 
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mechanisms. 
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The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department’s programs the funding 
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requirements for the adjustment in bed capacity and service capability of each DOH 
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hospital in accordance with the PHFDP and the hospital’s modernization and 
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development plan, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General 
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Appropriations Act.  
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SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – The DOH shall formulate 
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the IRR of this Act within ninety (90) days upon its effectivity. 
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SEC. 7. Separability Clause.  If any provision or part of this act is declared 
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unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full 
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force and effect. 
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SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
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regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, 
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amended, or modified accordingly.  
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SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved,