Administrative Order No. 2023-0020
Administrative Order No. 2023-0020
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11959, otherwise known as the “Regional Specialty Centers Act”
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11959, otherwise known as the “Regional Specialty Centers Act”
Download the issuance: A.O. No. 2023-0020 dated November 23, 2023
Categorizes the level of service capability of the Specialty Centers as National Specialty Centers, Advanced Comprehensive Specialty Centers, and Basic Comprehensive Specialty Centers, in accordance with the Resource Stratified Frameworks of the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan. Guidelines include services, medicines, health human resources, capital outlay investments, licensing and bed capacity, sustainable financing, designation of DOH hospitals, the PHFDP, monitoring and evaluation.
See also:
"Adapting for a Sustainable Future," 13th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week, November 18 to 25, 2023. Visit the Climate Change Commission website for information.
Philippine Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, November 18 to 24, 2023. See the official DOH social media post on #PAAW2023; also DC No. 2023-0398.
PUBLIC ADVISORY
PUBLIC ADVISORY
HFDB is different from HFSRB
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph