Hospitalization, Out-Patients and Domiciliary Care.
Section 27
SEC. 27. Hospitalization, Out-Patients and Domiciliary Care.—Subject to the provisions of Section 13 hereof, for purposes of hospitalization under this Act, 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: Provided, That said service beds shall remain such only when payments of these monthly subsidies do not become delinquent for more than three consecutive months. Hospital loans shall be given priority by government financing institutions, especially in the rural areas where there are 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 therefore, the major aspect of out-patient and domiciliary care shall be carried out initially by existing government hospitals, rural health units and other government clinics.