Hospitalization, Out-Patient and Domiciliary Care.
Article 250
ART. 250. Hospitalization, Out-Patient and Domiciliary Care. — Subject to the provisions of Article 236, for purposes of hospitalization under this Title, private hospitals and clinics duly licensed by the Bureau of Medical Services shall set aside at least twenty percent (20%) of their total bed capacity as service beds to be subsidized at the rate of P10.00 per bed per day to be paid by the month not later than the tenth day of the Following month, from any special fund appropriated for this purpose. Said service beds shall remain such only when payments of these monthly subsidies do not become delinquent for more than three (3) consecutive months. Hospital loans shall be given priority by government financing institutions, especially in the rural areas where there arc no existing government or private hospitals, at a maximum rate of six percent (6%) per annum on a long-term basis. Until such time as the Commission can otherwise provide therefor the major aspect of out-patient and domiciliary care shall he carried out initially by existing government hospitals, rural health units, and other government clinics. ART. 251, Registration and Contribution. - To be entitled to the benefits under this Title, and subject to the regulations and procedures for registration to be promulgated by the Commission, every resident shall be registered and issued a medical card upon payment to the respective provincial, city, or municipal treasurer concerned of the required yearly assessments to be fixed by the Commission. The yearly assessments shall be payable on or before January 20 of each year to be collected by the City or Municipal Treasurer concerned, and shall respectively be held by them in trust for the City Medical Care Council or the Municipal Medical Care Council, as agents of the latter.