EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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S E N A T E
S. No. 665
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, !?R. JUL 22 P2 ‘11
AN ACT
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AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO SET AND APPROVE 
THE BED CAPACITY OF ALL DOH HOSPITALS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Out of 721 public hospitals in the Philippines, 70 are managed by the 
Department of Health (DOH). The well-being of Filipinos who go to these hospitals 
depend upon the capacity of such thus, the number of hospitals beds is a good 
indicator of health service availability in hospitals. According to the World Health 
Organization (WHO), there should be 20 hospital beds per 10,000 population. 
Unfortunately, only NCR, Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao, and CAR have 
sufficient number of hospital beds for its population.
This proposed legislation was passed before the House of Representatives in 
substitution of House Bills numbered 4127 and 6469. It was transmitted to the Senate 
on May 28, 2019. This adoption aims to support this legislation which remedies the 
current problem of inadequate number of hospital beds in DOH hospitals.
Given the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is sought.
RAMO^ BONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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JUL22 P2:11
Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
RECE'
AN ACT
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO SET AND APPROVE 
THE BED CAPACITY OF ALL DOH HOSPITALS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Tide. This Act shall be known as the "DOH Hospital Bed
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Capacity Rationalization Act."
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Sec. 2. -  This Act shall streamline the process for approving changes in the
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authorized bed capacities of all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals.
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Sec. 3. -  Authority is hereby granted to the DOH to adjust and approve the
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authorized bed capacities of all DOH hospitals. Thereafter, the DOH shall, through an
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administrative order, determine the bed capacities of DOH government hospitals,
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subject to specific guidelines that shall be issued and promulgated, within three (3)
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months after the enactment of this Act.
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Sec. 4. -T h e  DOH shall provide Congress, through the Committee on Health
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health and Demography of
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the Senate, an annual report of hospitals with approved bed capacity, along with the
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necessary funding requirements.
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Sec. 5. -  The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's programs
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the funding requirements for the increase in bed capacity of each of the hospital in
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accordance 
with 
the 
Philippine 
Hospital 
Development 
Plan 
and 
the
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Modernization/Development Plan of each hospital, the funding of which shall be
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act.


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Sec. 6. -T h e  DOH shall formulate the rules and regulations to implement this 
Act within ninety (90) days of its effectivity.
Sec. 7. -  All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts 
thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
accordingly.
Sec. 8. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,