AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NATIONAL
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AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NATIONAL
Republic Act No. 1939
June 22, 1957
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Summary of Republic Act No. 1939Duty of the Government to Provide Hospital Beds:
- The government must provide at least one free general hospital bed for every 5,000 population in each province. (Section 1)
Financial Contributions for Hospital Operations and Maintenance:
- Municipal/City Governments:
- Second and first class: Contribute 5% of annual general income (Section 2a)
- Third and fourth class: Contribute 3% of annual general income (Section 2a)
- If a hospital is established in the municipality/city: Contribute at least 7% of annual general income (Section 2a)
- Manila City: Contribute 1% of annual general income, divided among government hospitals in Manila (Section 2a)
- Municipalities far from hospitals: Contribute 4% (first and second class) or 2% (third and fourth class) of annual general income (Section 2a)
- Fifth class municipalities: Exempt from contribution (Section 2a)
- Municipalities/cities operating their own hospitals: Exempt if meeting Department of Health standards and providing 1 bed per 5,000 population (Section 2b)
- Provincial Governments: Contribute 5% of annual general income (Section 2c)
- If ratio exceeds 1 bed per 5,000 population, the province and municipalities/cities shoulder the additional expense (Section 2c)
- National Government: Contribute the difference between total local contributions and the total cost of operating and maintaining free beds at P8-P10 per bed per day, based on 1 bed per 5,000 population ratio (Section 2d)
Construction of New Hospitals/Wards:
- In provinces without government hospitals or with insufficient free beds, funds from municipal/city and provincial contributions shall be used for construction of new buildings/wards in the first years after the Act takes effect. (Section 3)
Improvement of Existing Facilities:
- In provinces with better than 1 bed per 5,000 population ratio, funds from municipal/city and provincial contributions shall be used for improving existing facilities and/or establishing more branch hospitals. (Section 4)
Special Hospitals:
- Special hospitals (e.g., National Mental Hospital, National Orthopedic Hospital) shall continue to be operated and maintained by the National Government at P8-P10 per bed per day. (Section 5)
Free/Charity Bed Ratio:
- All government hospitals shall operate with at least 90% of bed capacity as free or charity beds. (Section 6)
Supervision and Control:
- The Secretary of Health shall supervise and control all government hospitals established and operated under this Act, and promulgate rules and regulations for implementation. (Section 7)
Repealing Clause and Effectivity:
- All inconsistent laws are repealed. (Section 8)
- This Act shall take effect upon approval. (Section 9)
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AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE NATIONAL
Republic Act No. 1939
•June 22, 1957
REPUBLIC ACT No. 1939
AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE APPROPRIATE SHARE OF THE NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL, CITY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FREE BEDS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND/OR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL WARDS OR HOSPITALS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the government to provide at least one free general hospital bed for every five thousand population in each province.
Section 2. In order to realize this end, the construction of hospital buildings and the operation and maintenance of all free beds in government hospitals shall be financed from contributions among the Municipal, City, Provincial, and National Governments concerned, at the following prescribed fixed rates:
(a) Every Municipal or City government belonging to the second and first class groups, shall contribute five (5%) per centum of its annual general income for the support of the general hospital or hospitals in the province, and the municipalities belonging to the third and fourth class groups shall contribute three (3%) per centum of its general annual income,...
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