Department Memorandum No. 2023-0319
Department Memorandum No. 2023-0319
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Interim Guidelines in the Implementation of Specific Provisions for Cancer Specialty Hospital and Cancer Specialty Center in a General Hospital as Stipulated in A.O. No. 2022-0012 known as “Rules and Regulations Governing the Licensure of Cancer Treatment Facilities in the Philippines” and its Amendment
Interim Guidelines in the Implementation of Specific Provisions for Cancer Specialty Hospital and Cancer Specialty Center in a General Hospital as Stipulated in A.O. No. 2022-0012 known as “Rules and Regulations Governing the Licensure of Cancer Treatment Facilities in the Philippines” and its Amendment
Download: DM No. 2023-0319 dated September 11, 2023
Addressed to DOH regulatory and other concerned offices, defines the licensing requirements and defines the grace period for compliance to requirements for cancer treatment facilities, namely cancer specialty hospitals and cancer specialty centers in general hospitals. Follows through from the 8th National Integrated Cancer Control Council meeting, and in alignment with the goals of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act.
Address further inquiries about this issuance to the DOH's Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (hfsrb.doh.gov.ph)
See also: A.O. No. 2022-0012 (Licensure of Cancer Treatment Facilities); as amended
READ: Department Memorandum (DM) No. 2023-0150, "Guidance in the Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2023," and DM No. 2023-0283, "Supplemental Guidance to the Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2023"
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
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