EXECUTIVE ORDER
No. 288
PROVIDING FOR
THE IMPLEMENTING DETAILS FOR REORGANIZATION PLANS NOS. 12–A, 13–A, AND 14–A
RELATIVE TO HEALTH
Pursuant to the powers vested in me by Republic Act Numbered
Nine hundred and ninety-seven, as amended by Republic Act Numbered One thousand
two hundred and forty-one, and upon the recommendation of the Government Survey
and Reorganization Commission, the following Implementing Details of
Reorganization Plans Nos. 12–A, 13–A, and 14–A which relate to Health, are
hereby promulgated to govern the organization, powers, duties, and functions of
the Department of Health.
SECTION 1
ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
The organization, functions, and operation of the Department
of Health, hereinafter referred to as the “Department,” shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Reorganization Plans Nos. 12-A, 13-A, and 14-A,
hereinafter referred to as the “Plans,” and these Implementing Details.
SECTION 2
The organization of the Department, as graphically depicted in
the following organization chart’s, shall consist of the Office of the
Secretary, Advisory Councils and Boards to the Secretary of Health, Office of
Administrative Services, Office of Health Education and Personnel Training,
Office of the Undersecretary for Health and Medical Services, Office of the
Undersecretary for Special Health Services, Bureau of Health, Services, Bureau
of Disease Control, Bureau of Medical Services, Bureau of Research and
Laboratories, and Bureau of Quarantine, all hereinafter referred to as the
“central entities” only for brevity, and eight Regional Offices with their
corresponding provincial and local offices.
SECTION 3
The Secretary of Health, hereinafter referred to as the
“Secretary,” is authorized to make such changes in organization, definition of
functions, and distribution of work among entities in the Department as may be
necessary to reflect changes in legislation, conditions, needs, or workloads:
Provided, That no such changes may be made during the fiscal year 1957 without
specific approval of the President: And provided, further, That any such
changes must be in conformity with the general pattern of organization set
forth in the Plans and these Implementing Details.
SECTION 4
Functions of the Office of the Secretary
The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Secretary shall consist of those provided in pertinent provisions of the
Revised Administrative Code, other laws, orders, rules, and regulations in so
far as they are not inconsistent with those provided in the Plan and these
Implementing Details. The Secretary shall be responsible for health activities
which shall include public health, disease preventive, curative, and
rehabilitative programs; health, and medical education services. He shall have
the following functions, among others:
a. Advise and recommend to the President matters
relating to the formulation and execution of health policies;
b. Administer, coordinate, direct, and implement
health activities and services.; and
c. Delegate authority for the performance of any
functions or set of functions to officers and employees under his supervision
and direction.
SECTION 5
Functions of the office of Administrative
Services
There shall be an Office of Administrative Services which
shall have the following functions, among others: advise and recommend to the
Secretary matters relating to administrative services; establish administrative
standards, regulations, and administrative procedures; give consultative and
technical services in administrative and legal matters to the Regional Offices
for organization and procedures improvement; plan a coordinated control program
for the Department, designed to provide top management with information
necessary to evaluate progress of the agency to meet its program objectives;
evaluate administrative performance; and provide effective internal controls to
prevent error, waste, extravagance, and irregularity.
SECTION 6
The Office of Administrative Service shall have four (4)
division; namely, a Personnel and Record Division, a Budget and Finance
Division, a General Services Division, and a Legal Division.
SECTION 7
A Reports Control Group as established in the Office of the
Chief of Administrative Services for the specific purpose of limiting the
volume of reports in the Department, and shall have the following functions,
among others:
a. Survey all existing recurring reports and
instructions thereto;
b. Develop a reports control system;
c. Issue reports control numbers for approved
reports;
d. Make recommendations on the elimination of
superfluous or duplicate reports; and
e. Perform such other duties as are necessary to
limit reports to those which are useful and essential.
SECTION 8
The Secretary or his designate shall determine a date after
which time an employee may not be required to prepare a report requested by
other than his organizational superior unless such report contains an approved
reports control number.
SECTION 9
An Organization and Methods Group is established in the Office
of the Chief of Administrative Services and shall have the following functions,
among others:
a. Develop the Department’s Management Improvement
program;
b. Conduct such organizational and procedures surveys
and analyses as are necessary to promote, greater efficiency and economy; and
c. Prepare reports on the progress and evaluation of
the Department’s decentralization program.
SECTION 10
Functions of the Personnel and Records
Division
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Personnel
and Records Division, among others, shall be to establish policy standards,
rules and regulations pertaining to personnel, and records management for use
in all entities of the Department; establish and direct a sound personnel
management program which shall include policies and procedures for recruitment,
selection, training, and promotion of personnel; process personnel transactions
for the personnel of the central offices; establish and direct a records
management program which shall include records creation, selective records
preservation, records disposal, and maintenance of a records center for the
central offices.
SECTION 11
The Personnel and Records Division shall have a Personnel
Transactions Section, a Personnel Services Section, and a Records Section, with
corresponding duties and responsibilities as follows:
a. The Personnel Transactions Section shall have the
following functions, among others:
(1) Process appointments, separations, promotions,
reinstatements, leaves, retirements, and life insurance benefits; and
(2) Arrange for permits to employees to engage in
business, acquire public lands, teach outside of office hours, etc.
b. The Personnel Services Section shall have the
following functions, among others:
(1) Assist other entities in the development of practical
recruitment, selection, and in-service training programs;
(2) Exercise general supervision on efficiency rating
systems and employee performance standards; and
(3)
Administer employee welfare services, including
merit and award programs.
c. The Records Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Create, maintain, and retire records for the
Department;
(2) Maintain an up-to-date personnel records file; and
(3) Maintain a records center for the central offices.
SECTION 12
Functions of the Budget and Finance
Division
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Budget and
Finance Division, among others, shall be to establish policy standards, rules
and regulations pertaining to budgetary and financial matters, such as budget
preparation, review, adjustments, and consolidating; collect and. disburse
funds; perform other financial transactions for use of all entities in the
Department; direct and exercise technical supervision over the preparation of
the annual budget of the Department and any required supplemental estimates;
establish and maintain accounting, examining, disbursing, and other financial
controls.
SECTION 13
The Budget and Finance Division shall have a Budget Section
and a Finance Section, with corresponding duties and responsibilities as
follows:
a. The Budget Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Prepare, review, adjust, and consolidate budget
estimates for all the central offices and Regional Offices and other entities
of the Department;
(2) Prepare the annual Department budget;
(3) Provide financial analysis; and
(4) Establish and maintain allotment controls for all
expenditures.
b. The Finance Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Take charge of all collections and disbursements
for the central offices; and
(2) Prepare payrolls and pay salaries for all
personnel in the central offices.
SECTION 14
Functions of the General Services Division
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the General
Services Division, among others, shall be to direct, in accordance with the
applicable policies, regulations, and standards established by the Department
of General Services, the “housekeeping” functions of the Department, including
the establishment of policies, procedures, and standards covering the
following:
Security services which include preventive measures against
theft, fire, damage, accident, unlawfully entry, and similar hazards to
buildings and other properties; routine watching and guarding of the premises;
janitorial and other utility services, including cleaning the offices, toilets,
store-rooms, office equipment, furniture, buildings, and grounds; collecting
and disposing of waste and related activities; maintenance services for real
property, office equipment, and such other equipment as is appropriate,
including carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work; procurement and
distribution of supplies; maintenance of motor pool; and mail and messenger
services.
The Division shall provide the above-mentioned services for
the Department Headquarters Office.
SECTION 15
The General Services Division shall have a Supplies Section, a
Building and Grounds Management Section, and a Motor Pool Section, with
corresponding duties and responsibilities as follows:
a. The Supplies Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Direct the procurement, distribution, and
inspection of supplies and equipment for the central offices; and
(2) Procure, distribute, and inspect supplies and
equipment for Regional Offices whenever necessary.
b. The Building and Grounds Management Section shall
have the following functions, among others:
(1)
Maintain and repair buildings;
(2)
Control building space allotment;
(3)
Administer routine building services, such as
janitorial, security, mail, and messenger services; and
(4)
Maintain the grounds around the buildings.
c. The Motor Pool Section shall, among others,
operate and maintain a motor pool for the headquarters offices.
SECTION 16
Functions of the Legal Division
The Legal Division shall have the following functions, among
others:
a. Provide policy standards, rules, and regulations
pertaining to legal matters;
b. Advise and give opinion on legal matters affecting
the Department;
c. Prepare legal forms and other documents relative
to court actions or legal investigations;
d. Conduct such investigations of offices and
employees as may be directed by the Secretary; and
e. Perform legal research and analyses for legal
matters, and assist the Solicitor General in representing the Department in
court.
SECTION 17
Functions of the Office of Health Education
and Personnel Training
The Office of Health Education and Personnel Training shall be
responsible, among other things, for planning and directing programs for public
health education and information. It shall develop and coordinate training
programs for all health personnel; disseminate health information materials;
collect, process, tabulate, and analyze vital and other health statistics for
the Department.
SECTION
18
The Office of Health Education and Personnel Training shall
have three divisions under it: namely, Health Education Division, Personnel
Training Division, and Statistics Division.
SECTION 19
Functions of the Health Education Division
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Health
Education Division shall, among others, include developing policies, programs,
plans, operating techniques, and other matters related to health education;
providing consultant services on health education programs in the regions;
publishing health information materials for health education; and publishing
magazines, brochures, pamphlets, and leaflets for other entities in the
Department.
SECTION 20
The Health Education Division shall have a Program Section and
a Publications and Information Section, with corresponding duties and
responsibilities as follows:
a. The Program Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Develop health education programs for use in the
field;
(2)
Coordinate health education programs of the
Department;
(3)
Provide consultant services on health education
whenever needed in the regions;
(4)
Operate demonstration programs as directed; and
(5)
Provide facilities for audio-visual aids for use
in the regions.
b. The Publications and Information Section shall
have the following functions, among others:
(1) Publish health education materials;
(2) Print health publications, such as magazines,
pamphlets brochures, leaflets, etc., for other entities of the Department;
(3) Operate and maintain a central library for the
Department;
(4) Aid in the distribution of health information
materials; and
(5)
Provide duplicating services for the Central
Office.
SECTION 21
Functions of the Personnel Training
Division
The Personnel Training Division, in collaboration with the
Personnel and Records Division of the Office of Administrative Services, shall,
among other things, develop policies, programs, plans, standards of operation,
and evaluation of training Health Department personnel; prepare materials
necessary for training purposes; provide liaison with other entities in the
Department or other institutions for the training of personnel; provide
consultant services for personnel training in the regions; and coordinate
training programs conducted in the Department or the Regional Offices.
SECTION 22
The training programs to be conducted by the Personnel
Training Division may be open to employees of other nations, national,
provincial, or local entities at the discretion of the Secretary or his
designate.
SECTION 23
The Personnel Training Division shall have a Medical Services
Training Section and a Public Health Services Training Section, with
corresponding duties and responsibilities as follows:
a. The Medical Services Training Section shall have
the following functions, among others:
(1) Develop the medical training program in
collaboration with other entities for training hospital and clinic personnel;
and
(2) Coordinate training programs conducted in the
regions.
b.
The Public Health Training Section shall have the
following functions, among others:
(1) Develop the training program for personnel in the
preventive aspects of the public health program; and
(2) Coordinate training programs conducted in the
regions.
SECTION 24
Functions of the Statistics Division
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Statistics
Division shall, among others, include the development and maintenance of a
coordinated health statistics system.
SECTION 25
The Statistics Division shall have a Research Section and a
Vital Statistics Section, provided, that the Vital Statistics Section shall be
established through collaboration with the office of Statistical Coordination
and Standards of the National Economic Council, on or about July 1, 1958, with
corresponding duties and responsibilities as follows:
a. The Vital Statistics Section shall have the
following functions, among others:
(1) Develop and maintain the program for compilation,
tabulation, analysis, interpretation, and publication of related health and
morbidity statistics;
(2) Train personnel in statistical work; and
(3) Provide statistical information for purposes of
evaluating program effectiveness.
b. The Research Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Develop technique for departmental statistical
surveys and such other statistical programs as may be required, subject to the
authority of the Office of Statistical Coordination and Standards of the
National Economic Council, to allocate statistical activities, including
statistical methodology and standards covering statistical entities of the
government; and
(2) Provide technical supervision over research
studies.
SECTION 26
Office of the Undersecretary for Health and
Medical Services
The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Undersecretary for Health and Medical Services shall consist of those provided
in section 11 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A, which shall be interpreted to
include, among others, the development of preventive, curative, and
rehabilitative services and activities related to public health diseases
through the exercise of direct supervision over the Bureau of Health Services,
the Bureau of Medical Services, and the Bureau of Diseases Control; and the
executive direction, supervision, and coordination of all operating services
and activities of the Department through the exorcise of direct line authority
over the Regional Health Offices.
SECTION 27
Pursuant to section 10 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A, the
Undersecretary for Health and Medical Services shall be delegated such powers
and authority necessary to enable him to discharge his functions, duties, and
responsibilities as the Secretary may determine.
SECTION 28
Functions of the Bureau of Health Services
The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Bureau of Health Services shall consist of those transferred to it. under
section 12 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A which shall be interpreted to
include, among others, the development of plans, programs, operating standards,
administrative and management techniques in the field of health services.
SECTION 29
The Bureau of Health Services shall have four divisions;
namely ,the Division of Environmental Sanitation, the Division of Preventable
Diseases, the Division of Industrial Hygiene, and the Division of Maternal and
Child Health.
SECTION 30
Functions of the Division of Preventable
Diseases
The Division of Preventable Diseases shall have the following
functions, among others:
a. Provide consultative and advisory services in the
following fields:
(1) Preventable diseases;
(2) Chronic diseases; and
(3) Effectuation of systematic vaccination and
inoculation of the population;
b. Prepare plans, programs, policies, and regulations
on the control of preventable diseases for the guidance and compliance of
operating entities; and
c. Prepare guiding principles for a systematic
physical examination of government personnel for the guidance of operating
entities.
SECTION 31
Functions of the Division of Environmental
Sanitation
The Division of Environmental Sanitation shall have the
following functions, among others:
a. Provide consultative and advisory services in all
phases of environment sanitation; such as,
(1) Provision of safe and potable water supply,
(2) Garbage, sewage, and refuse disposal,
(3) Food and drug inspection,
(4) Abatement of nuisances,
(5) Elimination of insect vectors, and
(6) Sanitation in public and private premises, parks,
and playgrounds;
b. Prepare plans, programs, regulations and criteria
on environmental sanitation for implementation of the operating entities; and
c. Perform other allied functions relative to
environmental sanitation.
SECTION 32
Functions of the Division of Maternal and
Child Health
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Maternal and Child Health, among others, shall be to provide consultative and
advisory services in the organization and operation of puericulture centers,
other health clinics, and school health services; and prepare plans, programs,
and regulations in all aspects of maternal and child health for the guidance
and Compliance of the operating entities.
SECTION 33
Functions of the Division of Industrial
Hygiene
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Industrial Hygiene, among others, shall be to: provide consultative arid
advisory services on matters pertaining to sanitation in industrial and
commercial establishment, industrial health hazards, and occupational health hazards;
set up policies, plans, standards, and instructions with regard to hygiene in
industrial and commercial establishments; stimulate the interest of industrial
management in the value of in-plant health services in industries; and promote
educational and informational activities through talks and lectures to workers,
plant supervisors, and nurses.
SECTION 34
Functions of the Bureau of Disease Control
The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Bureau of Disease Control shall consist of those transferred to it under
section 29 of Reorganization Plan No. 12—A which shall be interpreted to
include, among others, such staff activities as the development of plans,
programs, operational standards, and administrative and management techniques
in the control of certain special diseases.
SECTION 35
The Bureau of Disease Control shall have a Division of
Malaria, a Division of Tuberculosis, a Division of Sanitaria, a Division of
Social Hygiene, a Division of Cancer Control, and a Division of Mental Hygiene.
SECTION 36
Functions of the Division of Malaria
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Malaria, among others, shall be to give consultative and advisory services in
matters pertaining to the control of malaria and other insect-borne diseases;
establish plans, programs, policies, regulations, and criteria for the control
of malaria and other insect-borne diseases for the guidance and compliance of
operating entities; assist in the pre-service and in-service training of
physicians, engineers, and technicians undertaking malaria control activities.
SECTION 37
Functions of the Division of Tuberculosis
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Tuberculosis, among others, shall be to give consultative and recommendatory
services to the operating entities in matters pertaining to tuberculosis and
its control; formulate policies, plans, programs, regulations, and criteria on
tuberculosis control for the guidance and compliance of the operating entities;
assist in the pre-service and in-service training of physicians, nurses, and
other personnel undertaking tuberculosis control activities; conduct
investigations as well as gather and evaluate all information on the clinical,
epidemiological, laboratory, administrative, and special health aspects of
tuberculosis, and exchange such information with other countries; recommend
policies for the operation of a National Tuberculosis Center for the direction
of public health tuberculosis work throughout the country; and recommend
policies for the promotion, organization, coordination, inspection, and
regulation of all activities in the country relating to tuberculosis as well as
for the establishment and maintenance of institutions for the prevention, treatment,
and rehabilitation of tuberculosis patients.
SECTION 38
Functions of the Division of Sanitaria
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Sanitaria shall, among others, include the development of policies, plans,
programs, operational procedures, and other technical aspects relating to
leprosy control; conduct continuous researches for purposes of determining the
most effective means of eradicating or decreasing the incidence of this disease
in the country; and assume technical supervision over field units.
SECTION 39
The Division of Sanitaria shall have a Sanitaria Services
Section and a Skin Clinics Section, with the corresponding duties and
responsibilities as follows:
a. The Sanitaria Services Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Supervise all sanitaria which are responsible for
the segregation, treatment, and rehabilitation of leprous patients; and
(2) Conduct periodic inspections of sanitaria for
purposes of examining patients ready to be released.
b. The Skin Clinics Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1) Supervise stationary leprosy clinics and mobile
leprosy clinics in the field; and
(2) Conduct periodic visits to skin clinics to
determine the progress of mass examinations and follow-up treatments.
SECTION 40
Functions of the Division of Social Hygiene
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Social Hygiene, among others, shall be to develop plans, programs, policies,
operational procedures, and other technical aspects related to the prevention
and control of venereal diseases; provide consultative and recommendatory
services for the guidance of operating entities in: (1) the control of venereal
diseases, particularly syphilis and gonorrhea, (2) management of clinical and
laboratory facilities for venereal diseases, (3) operation of all provincial
social hygiene clinics, (4) diagnosis and treatment of patients and follow-up
of contacts, (5) examination and treatment of pre-natal VD cases, and (6) gathering,
compilation, and analysis of data regarding VD and skin diseases.
SECTION 41
Functions of the Division of Cancer Control
The functions duties and responsibilities of the Division of
Cancer Control, among others, shall be to develop policies, plans programs,
operational procedures, and other technical aspects related to the prevention
and control of cancer.
SECTION 42
Functions of the Division of Mental Hygiene
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Mental Hygiene, among others, shall be to develop policies, plans, programs,
operating standards for field studies, surveys, and other activities germane to
mental hygiene.
SECTION 43
Functions of the Bureau of Medical Services
The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Bureau of Medical Services shall consist of those transferred to, it under
section 20 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A, which shall be interpreted to
include, but must not be limited to, the development of plans, programs,
operating standards, administrative and management techniques germane to the
field of medical services, collection, evaluation, tabulation, analysis and
interpretation of related data, facts and information; formulation of
recommendations in relation to all phases of hospitals, to include criteria for
establishing need, type, plan, construction, location, site selection,
technical equipment, staff, etc., and field surveys in areas.
SECTION 44
Functions of the Division of Hospitals
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Hospitals, among others, shall be to develop plans, programs, and policies for
hospital programs; provide consultative and advisory services to all hospitals,
government and private, in the following specialties: Hospital administration,
Orthopedics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics,
Infectious diseases, General Surgery, Internal Medicine,. Geriatrics, Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Clinical Pathology, Microbiology,
Dental Medicine, Hospital Nursing, Hospital pharmacy, and other medical and
surgical specialties; recommend rules and regulations for the improvement of
hospital services; collaborate with the office of Administrative Services in
the development of qualification standards for hospital personnel; recommend
standards for services, facilities, equipment, budgeting, building, etc, for
hospitals, clinics, and sanitaria; recommend disposition of the application and
issuance of permits for the construction of new hospitals; recommend plans for
standardizing construction of hospitals and allied buildings; design and draft
plans for the construction of government hospitals; and develop technical
guides for medical and nurse supervisors.
SECTION 45
The Division of Hospitals shall have a Hospital Organization
and Management Section and a Hospital Standardization Section, with
corresponding duties and responsibilities as follows:
a. The Hospital Organization and Management Section
shall have the following functions, among others:
(1) Provide consultative and recommendatory services
in hospital administration and management which include:
(a) Study and preparation of plans and programs in
order to improve administrative and management techniques of our hospitals;
(b) Study and preparation of rules and regulations
affecting hospital services from time to time in order to safeguard the public
against malpractices and inadequate equipment and services in government and
private hospitals;
(c) Recommend the contents of a continuing program for
staff development with emphasis on the adequacy of preparation and training of
personnel for maximum performance and efficiency (preservices and in-service
training);
(d) Study and preparation of recommendations of
policies regarding recruiting, qualifications, promotion, discharge, or
retirement of personnel;
(e) Compilation of clinical and statistical data for
use in the analysis of clinical work for the interpretation of the work of the
hospital staff (medical auditing);
(f) Prepare, in collaboration with the Legal Division
of the Office of Administrative Services, drafts of legislation affecting the
hospitals and the Bureau of Medical Services;
(g) Recommend staffing patterns for hospitals; and
(h) Review and analyze hospital operation reports.
(2)
Develop and provide consultative and
recommendatory services to hospital supervisors or inspectors in the field and
check their techniques for further improvement. In collaboration with other
Sections in this Division, this Section shall provide standard instructions for
field inspectors in the following areas:
(a)
Utilization of existing facilities and personnel
(manpower) in order to improve the quality of service rendered to the patients;
(b)
Professional efficiency of the Medical Staff;
(c) Public relations;
(d)
General housekeeping, laundry, and linen service
of the hospital;
(e)
Adherence to accepted practices and procedures;
(f) Proper care and treatment in general given to
patients;
(g)
Quality and quantity of food given to patients;
(h)
Handling complaints on the part of the patients
against the hospital;
(i) Medical records, admission and discharge of
patients;
(j) Other professional services such as x-ray
laboratory, clinical laboratory,, hospital pharmacy and drug room, dental
service, and out-patient department;
(k) Nursing services; and
(l) Medical social service functions; and
(3)
Provide consultative and recommendatory services
on hospital nursing, study and prepare recommendations for the improvement of
nursing service in hospitals, including nursing procedures, and provide liaison
to the Department of Education in developing curricula for Schools of Nursing.
b. The Hospital Standardization and Architecture
Section shall have the “following functions, among others:
(1) Recommend standards for the different services in
the hospitals, such as, nursing services, food services, medical services, etc.;
(2) Recommend standards for the different policies and
procedures; such as, admission of patients to nursing units; discharge of patients
from nursing units; procedures following death, control, and management of
communicable, infectious, and suspect diseases, nursing patients, medication
brought by patients to hospitals, etc.;
(3)
Recommend standards for equipment; such as., beds,
bed side tables, cabinets, x-ray, electrocardiography, cribs, specialist chair,
carriage for dressing, bed pan sterilizer, oxygen apparatus, wheel stretcher,
irrigator stand, etc.;
(4)
Recommend regulations that will insure future
growth in effectiveness, good service, and public appreciation of hospital
clinics;
(5)
Study and evaluation of existing programs and
facilities, develop plans for the expansion of hospital facilities, and provide
consultation in planning of hospital facilities;
(6)
Screen, for architectural acceptability, the
application and issuance of permits for the construction of new hospitals
(public and private);
(7)
Prepare standards plans for construction of
hospitals of different bed capacities and other related buildings, and provide
consultation services in the preparation of modern hospital plans;
(8)
Inspect and recommend proposed sites for new
hospital buildings and inspect existing hospital buildings from time to time in
order to recommend measures, improvement, and expansion plans;
(9)
Supervise and coordinate construction of hospital
facilities within its field of jurisdiction;
(10) Maintain liaison with the Bureau of Public Works
for the Bureau of Medical Services on matters pertaining to plans and
construction of hospitals and allied buildings; and
(11) Provide consultative and recommendatory services
in plant operation and repair of technical equipment in hospitals; develop and
maintain operating manuals; and provide technical supervision over the
maintenance, repair, and operation of equipment, machinery, and distributing
lines.
SECTION 46
Functions of Regional Health Offices
In accordance with section 40 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A,
the functions of the Regional Health Offices, among others, shall be to
administer, direct, coordinate, and supervise all preventive and curative
health services and activities in the region not specifically reserved to line
authority from Headquarters entities; execute policies, standards, regulations,
plans programs, and schedules involving Health services and activities; and
supervise, through the Provincial Health offices (where applicable), the
operation of hospitals in the region in accordance with prescribed standards,
to report thereon and to make recommendations with respect thereto. Regional
offices shall be organized in a manner parallel to the central office
organization insofar as possible.
Field training programs in Regional training centers and
elsewhere will foe conducted under the supervision of the regional officers,
except where otherwise specified. Central office organizational units shall be
responsible for the establishment of standards, methods, and procedures in
their technical fields of jurisdiction for adoption by field offices, but shall
be responsible for the execution of these functions only in the Central Office.
Field office organizational units shall be responsible to their superior field
office supervisors for field office operations, except where otherwise
specified. Field office units, however, shall be obliged to utilize such
standard methods and procedures as have been approved, and thus, may receive
technical supervision from, and report technically to, their central office
counterparts, subject to the direct authority of the regional office director.
In unusual circumstances, field officers may issue instructions to deviate from
approved practices, but in such instances, as in all others, they shall be
responsible to their superiors for such action. Technical reports of Regional
Laboratories and Quarantine Stations shall be submitted through the Regional
Directors to the Office of the Undersecretary for Special Health Services.
SECTION 47
Each Regional Health Office shall have as its administrative
head a Regional Health Director, who shall have such administrative
supervision, as is not prohibited by law, over the Provincial Health Offices,
the City Health Departments, and the Quarantine Stations in his region in
accordance with sections 43 and 44, respectively, of Reorganization Plan No.
12-A.
SECTION 48
The Municipal and Rural Health Units and the Provincial
Hospitals, as provided in section 45 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A, shall toe
under the immediate administrative direction, supervision, and control of the
Provincial Health Officers concerned.
SECTION 49
The Department shall have eight Regional Health Offices, the
respective jurisdictions, boundaries, and headquarters offices of which shall
conform to the pattern established by Reorganization Plan No. 53-A on Field
Operations and its Implementing Details.
SECTION 50
The headquarters office of each Regional Office, under the
administrative direction, supervision, and control of the Regional Health
Director, shall consist of the following four entities, the respective duties
and responsibilities of which are indicated accordingly in section 41 of
Reorganization Plan No. 12-A:
a. Consultant and supervisory staff;
b. Regional Health Training Center;
c. Regional Laboratory; and
d. Administrative Unit.
SECTION 51
Functions of the Office of the
Undersecretary for Special Health Services
The functions powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Undersecretary for Special Health Services shall consist of those provided in
section 12 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A which includes supervision,
direction, and control of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories and the
Bureau of Quarantine. Pursuant to section 10 of the same Plan, he shall be
delegated such powers and authority necessary to enable him to discharge his
functions, duties, and responsibilities as the Secretary may determine.
SECTION 52
Functions of the Bureau of Research and
Laboratories
The functions of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories shall
include, but not be limited to, those transferred to it by section 30 of
Reorganization Plan No. 12-A and section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 12-A.
SECTION 53
The Bureau of Research and Laboratories shall have a Division
of Laboratories, a Division of Food and Drugs Testing, and an Institute of
Nutrition.
SECTION 54
Functions of the Division of Laboratories
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Division of
Laboratories, among others, shall be to develop the program to manufacture
biological products; maintain and have laboratory experimental animals, collect
blood plasma; and conduct research relating to blood, bacteriology, and
pathology.
SECTION 55
The Division of Laboratories shall have a Section of Pathology
and Microbiology, a Section of Plasma Dehydration, a Section of Sanitary
Chemical Analysis, a Section of Production Laboratories, and a Section of
Research, with corresponding duties and responsibilities as follows:
a. The Pathology and Microbiology Section shall have
the following functions, among others:
(1)
Conduct research studies on bacteriology and
pathology of intestinal diseases;
(2)
Conduct studies on causes and prevention of virus
diseases;
(3)
Conduct analysis of blood, sputum, urine, feces,
and spinal fluid;
(4)
Perform autopsies;
(5)
Perform diagnoses on tissues; and
(6)
Study the causes of food spoilage and recommend
methods of improving food preparation.
b. The Research Section shall have the following
functions, among others:
(1)
Perform research on snail fever control;
(2)
Study life cycles and pathogenicity of blood and
lung parasites;
(3)
Perform research on amoeba, flagellates, and worms;
and
(4)
Develop the programs for research on antibiotics,
virus diseases, enteric diseases, etc.
c. The Blood Plasma Dehydration Section shall have
the following functions, among others:
(1) Collect blood from donors;
(2) Process plasma in dried form;
(3) Process plasma to prepare different protein
fractions and prepare them in dried form; and
(4) Perform research on plasma substitutes.
d. The Sanitary Chemical Analysis Section shall have
the following functions, among others:
(1) Analyze air and body fluids for presence of poisonous
substances absorbed from surrounding air or materials that constitute health
hazards; and
(2) Conduct analysis of water to determine its fitness
for industrial purposes or for human consumption.
e. The Production Laboratories Section shall have the following functions, among others:
(1) Develop the programs for the production of
vaccines, sera, and other antitoxins;
(2) Manufacture vaccines and sera; and
(3) Conduct research as may be required in the
development of the production program.
SECTION 56
Functions of the Division of Foods and
Drugs Testing
The functions, duties and responsibilities of the Division of
Foods and Drugs Testing, among others, shall be to analyze food samples
collected locally and imported from abroad in accordance with the Pure Food
Law; collect analytical data for the preparation of food standards; detect
local adulterants in food; analyze new drugs and medicinal preparations, both
imported and manufactured locally; conduct research work on the stability of
vitamin products; perform microbiological assay of new antibiotics and
antibiotics containing drug preparations; perform chemical assay, sterility,
pyrogen, toxicity, and other tests on antibiotic products; and conduct research
work on methods of assay under local conditions.
SECTION 57
Functions of the Institute of Nutrition
The functions duties and responsibilities of the Institute of
Nutrition, among others, shall be to conduct research in the basic and applied
science of food and nutrition in accordance with policies established by the
Undersecretary for Special Health Services, and to provide technical
assistance, consultative and recommendatory services and quality control in the
implementation of the Rice Enrichment Law (Republic Act No. 832) as
supplemented by Executive Order No. 59 and Proclamation No. 58.
SECTION 58
The Institute of Nutrition is authorized to receive subsidies,
endowments, requests and donations, and to use the same for such, purposes that
the donors may specify within the laws, orders, regulations, etc., governing
such matters. In the absence of express wishes of the donors, all such
contributions shall form part of the funds of the Institute and shall be
available for expenditures as may be duly authorized by the Undersecretary for
Special Health Services.
SECTION 59
The functions of the Institute of Nutrition Board shall be
retained as they are in accordance with section 2 of Plan No. 14-A.
SECTION 60
The Institute of Nutrition Board shall retain its present
system of membership including the methods of appointment and tenure.
SECTION 61
The Institute of Nutrition shall have a Food and Nutritional
Biochemistry Section, Medical and Applied Nutrition Section, and a Philippine
Rice Enrichment Section, with corresponding duties and responsibilities as
follows:
a. The Foods and Nutritional Biochemistry Section
shall have the following functions, among others:
(1) Analyze and study composition of local foods;
(2) Undertake biochemical studies on the nutritional
levels of our people to help determine nutritional deficiencies and weaknesses
in our dietary practices and make appropriate recommendations for their
improvement;
(3)
Perform research on the requirements of Filipinos
for the different food nutrients;
(4)
Perform other nutrition research services
including:
(a)
Analysis for nutritional levels of biological
samples which are referred by the Nutrition Clinic or other government
agencies,
(b)
Examination of food samples submitted by other
government laboratories, and
(c)
Consultant services on nutritional biochemistry
and methods of analysis; and
(5)
Upon request, conduct dietary and food consumption
surveys to determine trends in food habits.
b. The Medical and Applied Nutrition Section shall
have the following functions, among others:
(1) Conduct researches on the practical application of
nutrition knowledge in the prevention and treatment of disease; and
(2) Provide consultative and recommendatory services
on necessary public health measures for the prevention and j control of
deficiency diseases for use in nationwide program planning on nutrition and
health.
c. The Philippine Rice Enrichment Section shall have
the following functions, among others:
(1) Develop policies for procurement, installation and
operation of rice enrichment equipment;
(2) Recommend procedures for field inspection services
on the recognition and inspection for enriched rice;
(3) Recommend action on medical nutrition with special
reference to beri-beri, iron deficiency, anemia and associated deficiencies;
(4) Do informational work as resource staff for
lectures, and demonstrations on rice enrichment;
(5) Conduct research studies on rice with special
reference to nutritional values and other aspects of nutritional practices;
(6)
Encourage the manufacture and distribution of
premix rice;
(7)
Encourage the manufacture, design and distribution
of enrichment equipment with a view to improvement; and
(8)
Perform laboratory analysis of samples of premix
rice and/or enriched rice for assistance to regional offices for enforcement
purposes including quality control.
SECTION 62
Functions of the Bureau of Quarantine
The functions, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Bureau of Quarantine shall be as provided in section 1 of Reorganization Plan
No. 13-A, which shall be interpreted to include, among others, the following:
a. Recommend policies and plans for operation of
quarantine stations or rules and regulations for the prevention of introduction
or transmission of quarantinable diseases from foreign countries, or from one
port to another;
b. Provide consultative and advisory services to
operating entities in the field of quarantine;
c. Lay down plans, programs, policies, and standards
in the field of quarantine;
d. Perform allied functions with respect to
quarantine;
e. Provide supervision over the Manila Regional
Quarantine Station, as provided in section 3 of Plan No. 13-A, which shall be
responsible for operational quarantine functions in its area; and
f. Inspect inter-island vessels and aircraft for
purposes of enforcing proper standards of sanitation.
SECTION 63
Functions Transferred to the Department
The functions enumerated above for the Department are
interpreted to include those functions transferred to the Department from other
Departments and/ or entities.
SECTION 64
Reallocation of Appropriation
From the total appropriations authorized for the period from
July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-six, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and fifty-seven, consisting of the following:
SECTION 66
The personnel structure of the Department for the period from
the effective date of these Implementing Details to June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fifty-seven shall conform to the Staffing pattern provided in these
Implementing Details.
SECTION 67
Except where the law provides otherwise, all-appointments to
positions authorized in the Staffing Pattern shall be subject to the
requirements of the civil service and other personnel laws, rules, and
regulations: Provided, That all personnel in the present staff who meet such
requirements shall be employed before consideration is given to the employment
of the persons, subject to the approval of the Government Survey and
Reorganization Commission and the President.
SECTION 68
Delegation of Authority
Any delegation of authority required or authorized by these
Implementing Details shall be in writing; shall indicate to which officer or
class of officers or employees the delegation is made; shall define the extent
to which each delegate will be held responsible for results; and shall vest
each delegate with sufficient authority to enable him to discharge his assigned
responsibility. Such delegations, where specifically provided by these
Implementing Details, shall be within the limits of the provisions of these
Implementing Details: Provided, That nothing in this Section shall be construed
to prevent other delegations.
SECTION 69
Partial Validity
If any provision of these Implementing Details should be held
invalid, the other provisions shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 70
Timing of Administrative Actions
The Secretary shall direct the orderly scheduling of
transfers, changes, and other transitional actions required by the Plan and by
these Implementing Details within sixty days from the effective date of the
Implementing Details. In the interim, each entity shall continue to perform
its existing functions until such time as the appropriate authority orders
change or cessation and each officer and employee shall continue to perform his
duties and to exercise his authority until such time as the Secretary orders
otherwise.
Done in the City of Manila, this 20th day of February, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, and of the Independence of
the Philippines, the twelfth
CARLOS P. GARCIA
President of the Philippines
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