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Application for Registration and Issuance of License.— Application for registration of a hospital and for the issuance of a license for its operation and maintenance shall be filed with the Bureau of Medical Services on a form prescribed by it.
Registration and license.—No hospital shall operate or be opened to the public unless it shall have been registered and a license for its operation obtained from the licensing agency provided in this Act.
Registration and license. No hospital shall operate or be opened to the public unless it shall have been registered and a license for its operation obtained from the licensing agency provided in this Act.
— These rules are issued to implement the provisions of R.A. 4226: Hospital Licensure Act consistent with E.O. 102: Redirecting the Functions and Operations of the Department of Health. SECTION 3. Purpose.
Towards this end, all hospitals and other health facilities, government or 26 private, shall be registered and duly licensed by the Bureau before such facilities are 27 allowed to operate or be opened to the public.
This document outlines Republic Act No. 4226, which requires the licensure of all hospitals in the Philippines. It defines key terms like "hospital", "government hospital", and "private hospital". It establishes the Bureau of Medical Services as the licensing agency responsible for setting construction and operation standards.
Republic Act No. 4226. June 19, 1965. An Act Requiring the Licensure of All Hospitals in the Philippines and Authorizing the Bureau of Medical Services to Serve as the Licensing Agency.
