Republic Act No. 8543 (RA 8543) — An Act Converting the Basilan Provincial Hospital in the Municipality of Isabela, Province of Basilan, into a Tertiary Hospital Under the Full Administrative and Technical Supervision of the Department of Health, Increasing Its Capacity to One Hundred (100) Beds, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
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SECTION 1. The Basilan Provincial Hospital in the Municipality of Isabela, Province of Basilan, is hereby converted into a tertiary hospital which shall be under the full administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health (DOH): Provided, That the present funding support of the province is continued.
SEC. 2. The Department of Health shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEC. 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, (Sgd.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on December 2, 1997 and November 24, 1997, respectively. (Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR. (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives Approved: FIDEL V. RAMOS President of the Philippines Lapsed into law on February 23, 1998 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.
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