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REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF PROVIDERS
Republic Act No. 4226, known as the Hospital Licensure Act of 1965, mandated the DOH Bureau of Medical Services, now called the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB).
Adopt a system of classifying hospitals, taking into account their service capacities and compliance with standards for human resources, equipment, construction and physical facilities.
UPDATED CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
According to ownership (government or private)
Scope of services (general hospital or specialty hospital)
And functional capacity such as
Level 1 (non-departmentalized general hospital)
Level 2 (departmentalized hospital)
Level 3 (teaching and training hospital)
It also defined a specialty hospital as a hospital that specializes in a particular disease or condition,
e.g. Philippine Orthopedic Hospital, National Center for Mental Health; a particular organ or groups of organs,
e.g. Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute; and particular groups of patients,
e.g. Philippine Children’s Medical Center, Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4226
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2012-0012
To ensure the quality of services rendered by hospitals and to assure the safety of patients and hospital personnel.
The standards for human resources, physical infrastructure, equipment and instruments, service delivery, quality improvement activities, information management and environmental
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4226
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2012-0012
To simplify the licensing systems and processes, and make the regulatory scheme more effective and efficient, procedural guidelines were set.
These include the application processes for certificate of need (CON),
Permit to construct and LTO, including their renewal and validity.
Procedures for inspection and monitoring of hospitals, investigation of charges and complaints, penalties for violations and manner of appeal are also included.