Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT ESTABLISHING APEX HOSPITALS IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
August 30, 2022
Date Read
September 5, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2022-09-05
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04129 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING APEX HOSPITALS IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : Provides for the conversion into apex hospitals - regional hospitals that are general hospitals which have at least 500 beds and identified by the DOH to have full potential to operate as apex hospitals based on the Phil. Health Facility Development Plan. Proposes that all apex hospitals shall offer clinical services such as Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery; and basic emergency care services such as Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology, Pathology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Medicine, Urology, and other specialists as determined by the DOH. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ONGCHUAN, HARRIS CHRISTOPHER M. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-08-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2022-09-05 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Provides for the conversion into apex hospitals - regional hospitals that are general hospitals which have at least 500 beds and identified by the DOH to have full potential to operate as apex hospitals based on the Phil. Health Facility Development Plan. Proposes that all apex hospitals shall offer clinical services such as Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Surgery; and basic emergency care services such as Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology, Pathology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Medicine, Urology, and other specialists as determined by the DOH.
Significance