Integration of Local Health Systems into Province-wide and City-wide Health System.
SEC. 19. Integration of Local Health Systems into Province-wide and City-wide Health System. - The DOH, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), PhilHealth and the LGUs shall endeavor to integrate health systems into province-wide and city-wide health systems. The Provincial and City Health Boards shall oversee and coordinate the integration of health services for province-wide and city-wide health systems, to be composed of municipal and component city health systems, and city-wide health systems in highly urbanized and independent component cities, respectively. The Provincial and City Health Boards shall manage the Special Health Fund referred to in Section 20 of this Act and shall exercise administrative and technical supervision over health facilities and health human resources within their respective territorial jurisdiction: Provided, That municipalities and cities included in the province-wide and city-wide health systems shall be entitled to a representative in the Provincial or City Health Board, as the case may be.
Special Health Fund.
SEC. 20. Special Health Fund. — The province-wide or city-wide health system shall pool and manage, through a special health fund, all resources intended for health services to" finance population-based and individual-based health services, health system operating costs, capital investments, and remuneration of additional health workers and incentives for all health workers: Provided, That the DOH, in consultation with the DBM and the LGUs, shall develop guidelines for the use of the Special Health Fund.
SEC. 21. Income Derived from PhilHealth Payments. -All income derived from PhilHealth payments shall accrue to the Special Health Fund to be allocated by the LGUs exclusively for the improvement of the LGU health system: Provided, That PhilHealth payments shall be credited to the annual regular income (ARI) of the LGU.
Incentives for Improving Competitiveness of the Public Health Service Delivery System.
SEC. 22. Incentives for Improving Competitiveness of the Public Health Service Delivery System. - The National Government shall make available commensurate financial and non-financial matching grants, including capital outlay, human resources for health and health commodities, to improve the functionality of province-wide and city-wide health systems: Provided, That underserved and unserved areas shall be given priority in the allocation of grants: Provided, further, That the grants shall be in accordance with the approved province-wide and city-wide health investment plans, which shall account for complementation of public and private health care providers and public or private health sector investments.
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