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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11372, August 08, 2019 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AND CONSTRUCTING A HOSPITAL FOR THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD, ITS PERSONNEL, EMPLOYEES, THEIR DEPENDENTS AND THE RETIRED UNIFORMED PERSONNEL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD GENERAL HOSPITAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1.Short Title. -This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital Act".

SEC. 2.Declaration of Policy.- It is the policy of the State to adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods,health and other social services available to all people at affordable cost. Towards this end, and in order to adequately respond to emergencies, disasters and emerging diseases, the State shall protect the interest and promote the well-being.and the medical needs of the Coast Guard personnel, their dependents and retired uniformed personnel.

SEC. 3.Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital.- To carry out the above policy, a hospital for the personnel and employees of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), their dependents and the retired uniformed personnel is hereby established to be known as the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital. The hospital shall be located in the Coast Guard Base, Taguig, Lower Bicutan, Taguig City.

SEC. 4.Objectives. —To ensure the availability, accessibility and affordability of quality health care, the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital shall have the following objectives:

(a)To provide a comprehensive and total health careservices to all personnel and employees of the PCG, theirdependents and the retired uniform personnel;

(b)To complement the existing package of services underthe health care program so as to include preventive, promotive,diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative programs;

(c)To conduct medical examination of all the trainees ofthe PCG to ensure their physical and mental capability; and

(d)To monitor the condition of patients and to generaterelevant information and data in aid of policy information.

As used in this Act, dependents refer to: (1) the legitimate spouse dependent for support upon the concerned PCG personnel; (2) the legitimate, illegitimate, or legally adopted children, primarily dependent upon and living with the Coast Guard personnel if such child is not more than twenty-one (21) years of age, unmarried and not gainfully employed, or is over the age of majority but incapacitated and incapable of self-support due to a mental or physical defect; and (3) the parents dependent upon the PCG personnel for support.

SEC. 5.Administration. —Upon the effectivity of this Act, the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of:

(a)Commandant of the PCG, as Chairperson;

(b)Deputy Commandant of the PCG, as Vice Chairperson; and

(c)Command Surgeon of the Philippine Coast GuardMedical Service as member;

(d)Commander of the Philippine Coast Guard MedicalService, as member;

(e)Commander of the Philippine Coast Guard Nurse Corps,as member:

(f)Commander of the Philippine Coast Guard LegalService, as member; and

(g)Deputy Chief of Coast Guard Staff for Human Resourceand Management, as member.

SEC. 6.Powers and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors.- The board of directors of the Philippine Coasts Guard General Hospital shall have the following powers and responsibilities:

(a)Develop a program of patient care and hospitaladministration that includes the establishment, management,operation, and maintenance of a hospital organization with clearlydefined lines of administration, operational and professionalauthority and responsibility, functional relationships, and linesof communication and coordination among its variousadministrative and operational units;

(b)Organize the structure of the Philippine Coast GuardGeneral Hospital in accordance with the staffing pattern approvedby the Department of Budget and Management, appoint theofficials and employees of the hospital, subject to civil servicelaw, rules and regulations, prescribe their duties and fix theircompensation and position classification system and salary standardization in the government;

(c)Provide training for all hospital personnel so that thehighest professional level of patient care may be maintained inaccordance with the requirements of the Department of Health;

(d)Formulate and implement programs and measures toattain the objectives of the Philippine Coast Guard GeneralHospital;

(e)Enter into agreements and contracts in connection withits establishment, maintenance, operations, and objectives;

(f) Issue rules and regulations to carry out the objectivesof this Act; and

(g)Perform such other duties and functions as may beprovided by law.

SEC. 7.Appropriations.— The Secretary of Transportationshall immediately include in the Department's programs theconstruction and operationalization of the Philippine Coast GuardGeneral Hospital, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 8.Repealing Clause.- All laws, decrees, executiveorders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent withthe provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modifiedaccordingly.

SEC. 9.Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in anewspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.)VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of the Senate

(SGD.)GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representativeswas passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate ofthePhilippines on January 29, 2019 and June 3, 2019, respectively.

(SGD.)MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.)DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: AUG 08 2019

(SGD.)RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines