Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 73

P.B. No. 246

BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY PARLIAMENT Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Republic of the Philippines

Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

BANGSAMORO AUTONOMY ACT NO.73

Begun and held in Cotabato City,on Thursday, the 15th day of September,2022.

AN ACT CONVERTING THEIRANON DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE

MUNICIPALITY OF PARANG, PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO DEL

IRANON PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS NORTE INTO A PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament in session assembled:

2023." SECTION 1. Short Title. -- This Act shall be known as the Iranon Provincial Hospital Act of

Municipality of Parang, Province of Maguindanao del Norte, is hereby converted into a 200-bed capacity provincial hospital, to be known as the Iranon Provincial Hospital (IPH), under the direct supervision and control of the Ministry of Health (MOH). SEC. 2. Conversion of Iranon District Hospital. - The Iranon District Hospital (IDH) in the

increased to two hundred (200) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan, which shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the IPH and submitted to the MOH. SEC. 3. Future Increase of Bed Capacity. -- The authorized bed capacity of the IPH shall be

bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof. and facilities of the IPH shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate with the increase in SEC. 4. Existing Physical Structures and Services. -- The existing professional health care services

support personnel shall be increased corresponding to the increase in bed capacity. SEC. 5. Existing Workforce. -- The existing workforce of the IPH, including doctors, nurses, and

the additional Plantilla positions to be created and filled up. the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and in consultation with the management of the IPH, shall determine The MOH, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Management (MFBM), and

facilities, including the increase in workforce commensurate with the increase in bed capacity, shall be implemented over a period of three (3) years from the approval of this Act. SEC. 6. Implementation of Upgrade. -- The upgrade of professional health care services and

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SEC. 7. Appropriations. -- An initial amount of Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00), necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, shall be charged against the 2025 General Appropriation Act of the Bangsamoro (GAAB). Thereafter, the funds necessary for the operation of the hospital shall be included in the annual appropriations for the year following its enactment.

SEC. 8. Implementation of this Act. -- Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, the MOH shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations, in consultation with the Provincial Government of Maguindanao del Norte and other stakeholders, for the effective implementation of this Act.

through the Committee on Health (COH and the Committee on Finance, Budget, and Management SEC. 9. Annual Report. -- The MOH shall submit to the Chief Minister and to the Parliament,

(CFBM), an annual report on the outcome and progress of the conversion.

SEC. 10. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions or parts not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC.11. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances, rules, and regulations,

modified accordingly. or parts thereof, that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or

SEC. 12. Effectivity. -- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in a newspaper of regional circulation.

RecC ATTY.PANGALIAN M.BALI&DONG

Speaker

1446/May 19, 2025 This Act was passed by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament on Dhul Qa'dah 21

PROF.RABANGKAL Secretaty\Genefa

APPROVED:

Date: July oq. ABDUIRAOFA. MACACUA Chief Ministel 1003

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