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REPUBLIC ACTS
AN ACT CREATING A BODY CORPORATE
TO BE KNOWN AS THE LA UNION MEDICAL CENTER AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. |
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "The La Union Medical Center Charter." Sec. 2. Creation of the La Union Medical Center. - There is hereby created a corporate body, for the benefit primarily of the people of the Province of La Union, to be known as the "La Union Medical Center," hereinafter referred to as the LUMC. Sec. 3. Board of Trustees. - The LUMC shall be administered by a Board
of Trustees composed of fifteen (15) members. The following members
shall serve ex officio. (a)
The Governor of the Province of La Union; The term of the representative from the private sector and the representative from social, civic or religious sector organizations in the province shall be three (3) years. The members of the Board of Trustees, except for the Chief of Hospital, shall serve without compensation and allowances for the entire duration of their terms. However, each member of the Board of Trustees shall be entitled to per diem for every board meeting actually attended. The Board of Trustees shall fix the amount of per diem its members may be entitled to, subject to the pertinent budgetary laws, rules and regulations on compensation honoraria and allowances. The Governor of the Province of La Union shall serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and shall be its presiding officer. The Vice Governor of the Province of La Union shall sit as Vice Chairman of the Board. A majority of eight (8) members of the Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum to transact business. Any decision of the majority of such (8) members on matters duly presented to the Board of Trustees shall constitute a valid and binding act of LUMC, except on matters where existing laws and the by-laws, rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees require a greater number. Sec. 4. The Chief of Hospital. - The Chief of Hospital shall be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the LUMC. He shall be appointed by the Provincial Governor, with the concurrence of the Board of Trustees, and shall serve for a term of four (4) years, unless sooner removed for cause, resigns, dies or is incapacitated. He shall receive regular salaries, allowances and other emoluments as may determined by the Board of Trustees. He shall, among others, recommend the appointment, removal and compensation structure of the personnel thereof, for the approval of the Board of Trustees. He shall also exercise such other powers and functions as provided in the by-laws, rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees. Sec. 5. Property of the LUMC. - The property of the LUMC shall consist of such real, personal, mixed and other type of property, now owned or reserved for, or may hereafter be given, acquired, donated, transferred or conveyed to the LUMC by the national government, its branches and instrumentalities, other local government units, any foreign government, as well as by trusts, foundations, corporations or persons, alien or domestic, in order to carry out its purposes and objectives as set forth herein. Sec. 6. Purposes and Objectives. - The purposes and objectives of the
LUMC are as follows: (a)
To establish, operate, manage and maintain a general hospital in the
Province of La Union, specifically in the Municipality of Agoo, for the
benefit and welfare primarily of the people of La Union; Sec. 7. Powers. - For the attainment and furtherance of the above-cited purposes and objectives, the LUMC, as a body corporate acting through its Board of Trustees, shall have all the powers pertaining to a juridical person, and is therefore authorized, among others: (a)
To acquire, hold and own in any manner, property of whatever nature or
description, and to dispose of such property under any mode of
encumbrance or conveyance. Sec. 8. Program for Indigents. - The Board of Trustees shall ensure that the LUMC shall institute a program for indigent patients. The number of beds allocated for indigent patients shall not be less than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of hospital beds. Sec. 9. Security of Tenure of Civil Service Officers and Employees of the LUMC. - The provisions of Republic Act. No. 6656, entitled: "An Act to Protect the Security of Tenure of Civil Service Officers and Employees in the Implementation of Government Reorganization," existing civil service laws, rules and regulations and other applicable laws shall apply to all officers and employees of the LUMC, except to the members of the Board of Trustees and the Chief of Hospital. Sec. 10. Appropriations. - The provincial government shall provide the funds necessary for the start-up operations and maintenance of the LUMC. Sec. 11. Assistance from Government Entities. - The LUMC may call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the national government, including government-owned and/or-controlled corporations and local government units, for technical assistance it may need in the pursuit of its purposes and objectives. Sec. 12. Auditing. - The books of accounts of the LUMC shall be subject to periodic audit by the Provincial Auditor of the Province of La Union. Sec. 13. Annual Report. - The LUMC shall render to the Provincial Government of La Union an annual report of its activities and recommendations. Sec. 14. Effect of Dissolution.- In the event the LUMC is dissolved for any reason, its property remaining at the time of such dissolution shall revert to the Provincial Government of La Union for disposition in accordance with law. Sec. 15. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations, executive or administrative orders, and other presidential issuances inconsistent with this Act. are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. Sec. 16. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its
approval. Approved: March 02, 2004 |
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