ADVISORY

FOR:

 

 

 ALL REGIONAL DIRECTORS OF CENTERS FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION CHIEFS OF CENTER FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT-REGULATION, LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (CHD-RLED) AND MINISTRY OF HEALTH -BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO REGULATION, LICENSING AND ENFORMENT CLUSTER (MOH-BARMM RLEC); HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES REGULATORY BUREAU; REGULATORY OFFICERS (RO); AND ALL OTHERS CONCERNE
SUBJECT: Decentralization of licensing and Regulation Functions for Level 2 Hospitals from Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) to the Center for Health Development-Regulation, Licensing and Enforcement Division (CHD-RLEDs) 
DATE: October 14, 2021

In the 138th Regular Executive Meeting Last October 12, 2021, it was decided that the licensing and regulatory functions for level 2 hospitals shall be implemented in the following regions: CLABARZON, Central Visayas, Davao, MIMAROPA and Northern Mindanao. The criteria for scoring is based on Annex B of Administrative Order No. 2021-0019, Titled “Guidelines in the Decentralization of Regulation of Level 2,3 General Hospitals and Specialty Hospitals to the Department of Health Center for Health Development-Regulation Licensing and Enforcement Division.”

The following guidelines shall be followed in the transition period of the Decentralization to CHD-RLEDs:

  1. Renewal of License from October 1 to December 15, 2021 for level 2 and 3 general hospitals for CY 2022 in all Regions shall still be with HFSRB.
  2. Starting January 1, 2022, the abovementioned  five (5) regions: CALABARZON, Central Visayas, Davao, MIMAROPA and Northern Mindanao shall handle application for permit to construct  (PTC) and license to operate (LTO) of level 2 general hospitals within their jurisdictions of their area of responsibilities while application for PTC and LTO of level 2 general hospitals in other regions shall be handled by HFSRB.
  3. Application for PTC and LTO of level 3 general hospitals shall still remain with HFSRB.
  4. Each CHD-RLED shall develop their plan on hiring the additional staff to fill-in the identified gaps in the number of their personnel in 2022-2023 as approved by their Regional Director. At least 80% of their needed ROs should already be hired prior to the decentralization of the regulation for level 2 and 3 hospitals.
  5. Capacity building of ROs on hospital decentralization shall be under the DOH Academy. Their individual posttest scores shall be part of the criteria in determining the readiness of the CHD-RLEDs to regulate level 2 and 3 general hospitals in their regions.
  6. A self-evaluation shall be carried out by the DOH CHD-RLED on or before September 1 2022. The criteria used shall still based on Annex B of AO No. 2021-0019.
  7. The DOH CHD-RLED shall not be given task in conflict with regulation, such as certification of Programs like newborn screening which is requirement for licensing a health facility, and shall focus on the performance  of their regulatory functions, pursuant to Section VII.5 of AO 2021-0019.
  8. Other provision of AO No. 2021-0019 shall still be in effect.

 

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