BA-ACT NO. 25 (UPGRADING DATU BLAH SINSUAT DISTRICT HOSPITAL)

BILL NO. 51

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City BANGSAMORO PARLIAMENT Republic of the Philippines

BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY (FOURTH REGULAR SESSION)

BANGSAMORO AUTONOMY ACT NO. 25

Begun and held in Cotabato City, on Friday, the 29th day of March,2019

MAGUINDANAO FROM ITS PRESENT LEVELI WITH A TEN(1O)BED CAPACITY INTO LEVEL II WITH AN AUTHORIZED ONE HUNDRED (100) BED CAPACITY UPGRADING THE EXISTING DATU BLAH SINSUAT DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN AND APPROPRIATING FUNDSTHEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AN ACT

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

Hospital Upgrading Act of 2022. Section 1. Short Title. -- This Act shall be known as the Datu Blah Sinsuat District

in Muslim Mindanao to provide for a comprehensive and integrated health service delivery for its constituents and establish by law a general hospital system to serve the health requirements of its people and ensure that the individual's basic right to life shall be attainable through the prompt intervention of excellent and affordable medical services. Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as provided under Section 22, Article IX of Republic Act No. 11054, otherwise known as the "Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Section 2. Declaration of Policy. -- It is a policy of the Bangsamoro Autonomous

upgraded to include the needed construction and procurement thereof in order to meet the prescribed standards to the upgraded level. bed capacity into a Level II hospital with a one hundred (100) bed authorized capacity in accordance with the national standards set by the Bureau of Health Facilities and Services under the Department of Health (DOH). The existing buildings including landscaping, medical and office equipment, and other facilities, their operating funds and personnel are also hereby Blah Sinsuat Level I District Hospital is hereby upgraded from its present level with a ten (10) Section 3. Upgrading of the Datu Blah Sinsuat District Hospital. -- The existing Datu

upgrading of the Datu Blah Sinsuat District Hospital shall integrate into its system of operations Section 4. Integration of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Program. - The

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all pertinent and relevant provisions under Republic Act No. 11223, otherwise known as the Universal Health Care (UHC Act.

is hereby authorized to determine and approve the appropriate organizational structure for the management and operations of the facility. Hospital shall be under the administrative supervision of the Ministry of Health (MOH), which Section 5. Administration, Management and Organization. -- The Datu Blah Sinsuat

General Appropriations for the upgrading of the Datu Blah Sinsuat Hospital including the construction of infrastructures, acquisition of medical and office equipment and the annual budget needed for personnel services, maintenance, operations and other expenses for the implementation of this Act, and, thereafter, such amount as may be needed for the continued operations of the hospital. Section 6. Appropriations. -- Funding is hereby appropriated from the Bangsamoro

promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulations within sixty (60) days after the enactment of this Act. Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The MOH-BARMM shall

provision is declared invalid, the remainder of this Act shall not be affected by such declaration. Section 8. Separability Clause. -- If any provision of this Act or the application of such

(ARMM) regarding the operations and upgrading of the Datu Blah Sinsuat Hospital not consistent with this Act are hereby repealed. government including those passed under the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Section 9. Repealing Clause. - All laws and regulations under the BARMM

publication in a newspaper of regional circulation. Section 10. Effectivity. -- This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its

ATTY. PANGALIAN M.BALIDONG Speaker

2022 This Act was passed by the Bangsamoro Parliament on Dhu Al-Qa'dah 16,1443/June 15,

PROF.(R ZKAL

APPROVED: Sed Genera

AHOD BALAWAG EBRAHIM

Date: Jul1 12, 2022 Chief Minister

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