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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1962

Introduced by Representative Adrian Jay “AJ” C. Advincula

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This| bill seeks to transfer the management, supervision and control of the
Ospital ng Imus from the City of Imus, Province of Cavite to the Department of
Health.

The Ospital ng Imus is a three-story, 130- bed capacity Level 1 general
hospital |that provides medical and health services to the people of Imus, and
to its neighboring municipalities and cities, especially indigents and senior
citizens. Its services include major and minor operations and other ancilliary

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services such as x-ray, ultrasound and laboratory.

Pursuing the objective to provide adequate medical services including
curative, preventive and promotive health care, at the local level, the
Department of Health partly funded the construction and purchase of the
medical equipment of the Ospiital ng Imus through the Health Facility
Enhancement Program. In 2018, the Ospital ng Imus was turned over to the
City of Imus and started its operation on October 12, 2018.



The| hospital was properly managed and financed by the City
Government of Imus. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in
2020, the City Government of Imus found it difficult to manage and finance
the operation of Ospital ng Imus due to the challenging responsibility of
implementing COVID-19 response and recovery interventions.

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To Qssure the residents of Imus and other neighboring municipalities and
cities of continuous quality health care services, it is urgently necessary to
transfer the management, supervision and control of the Ospital ng Imus to the

Department of Health.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

3° District- Cavite



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Nineteenth Congress
| First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1962

Introduced by Representative Adrian Jay “AJ” C. Advincula

| AN ACT

TRANSFERRING THE MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE OSPITAL
ING IMUS FROM THE CITY OF IMUS, PROVINCE OF CAVITE TO THE
(DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The management, supervision and control of the Ospital ng
Imus in the City of Imus, Province of Cavite are transferred to the Department
of Health to ensure adequate health facilities, professional health care, and
delivery of basic, essential and specialized health services to the residents of
City of Imus, and the neighboring municipalities and cities of the Province of

Cavite.

SECTION 2. The health facilities, human resources, buildings, grounds,

records, equipment, liabilities, rights and other assets of the Ospital ng Imus are


likewise transferred to the Department of Health, subject to the provisions of

Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of

1991".

The incumbent healthcare workers of the Ospifal ng Imus are

automatically absorbed as personnel of the Department of Health without loss

of seniofity rights.

SECTION 3. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act

is charged against the current year's appropriations of the Department of

Health.

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Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued

tation of This Act shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act.

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TION 4. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the

Secretary of Health shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for

the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Offic

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ial Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

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