NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR
AN ACT
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO SET AND 
APPROVE THE BED CAPACITY AND SERVICE CAPABILITY OF ALL DOH 
HOSPITALS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Out of 721 public hospitals in the Philippines, seventy (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 hospital beds is a 
good indicator of health service availability in hospitals. According to the World 
Health Organization (WHO), there should be twenty (20) hospital beds per 10,000 
population. Unfortunately, only the National Capital Region (NCR), Northern 
Mindanao, Southern Mindanao, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have 
sufficient number of hospital beds for its population.
This proposed legislation aims to provide remedy to the current problem of 
inadequate number of hospital beds in DOH hospitals.
In this light, the immediate passage of this bill is highly recommended.
RAMOiySONG REVILLA, JR.


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No.
IUXEIVlO BY;
Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
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:
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Section 1. Short Tide. - This Act shall be known as the x'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
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capacities and service capabilities of DOH hospitals, subject to specific guidelines that
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shall be Issued and promulgated, within three (3) months upon the effectivity of this
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Act.
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Sec. 4. Annua! 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 Deveiopment Pian (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 effectivlty.
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Sec. 7. Separability Clause. — If any provision or part hereof Is held invalid or
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision or part not otherwise
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affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
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Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary to or
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inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified, or amended
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accordingly.
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Sec. 9. Effectivity. - 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.
Approved,