Administrative Order No
Administrative Order No
Administrative Order No
SUBJECT:
Amending Administrative Order
No. 70-A, series 2002 re: Revised
Rules and Regulations Governing The
Registration,
Licensure
and
Operation of Hospitals and Other
Health Facilities in the Philippines
PURPOSE:
To protect and promote the health
of the people by ensuring the right to
quality health service appropriate to
the level of care through the
regulation of hospitals and other
health facilities
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES
I. GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE
GOVERNMENT
Operated & maintained partially or wholly by
the national, provincial, city or municipal
government, or other political unit.
PRIVATE
Privately owned, established and operated with
funds through donation, principal, investment,
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES
II. GENERAL OR SPECIAL
GENERAL
Provides services for all types of deformity,
disease, illness or injury
SPECIAL
Primarily engaged in the provision of specific
clinical care and management.
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES
III. SERVICE CAPABILITY
PRIMARY CARE
Nondepartmentalized
Clinical services: medicine, pediatrics, ob-gyne,
surgery and anesthesia
Provides appropriate admin & ancillary services
Nursing care for patients needing total &
intensive care for 24 hours
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES
III. SERVICE CAPABILITY
SECONDARY
Departmentalized
Clinical services provided in primary care, as
well as specialty clinical care
Provides appropriate admin & ancillary services
Nursing care provided in primary care, as well
as total and intensive skilled care
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES
III. SERVICE CAPABILITY
TERTIARY
Teaching and training hospital that provides
clinical care and management on the prevalent
diseases in the locality, as well as specialized
and sub-specialized forms of treatment, surgical
procedure and intensive care
Clinical services provided in secondary care, as
well as sub-specialty clinical care
Provides appropriate admin & ancillary services
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES
III. SERVICE CAPABILITY
INFIRMARY
Provides emergency treatment and care to the
sick and injured, as well as clinical care and
management to mothers and newborn babies.
BIRTHING HOME
Provides maternity service on pre-natal and
post-natal care,, normal spontaneous delivery,
CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES
III. SERVICE CAPABILITY
ACUTE-CHRONIC
FACILITY
PSYCHIATRIC
CARE
Provides
medical
service,
nursing
care,
pharmacological treatment and psychosocial
intervention for mentally ill patients
CUSTODIAL PSYCIATRIC CARE FACILITY
Provides long-term care, including basic human
RENEWAL TO LICENSE
Application for Renewal of License to Operate
The Center for Health Development shall
submit quarterly report of all applicants for
Renewal of License to Operate to the Bureau
of Health Facilities & Services
VIOLATIONS
Making substantial alteration or
without securing a Permit to Construct
renovation
to
make
necessary
corrections
of
SUSPENSION/REVOCATIO
N OF LICENSE
A License to Operate, whether issued initially or
renewed, shall be suspended or revoked upon
violation of RA 4226 and/or of these rules &
regulations.
CLOSURE
The Bureau of Health Facilities & Services shall
immediately close all hospitals & other health
facilities without License to Operate, & may
seek assistance of any government agency to
effectively enforce the closure
PENALTY
Any individual or responsible offices of the
corporation, association, or organization who
will violate any provision of RA 4226 and/or of
these rules & regulations, shall be liable to a
fine of NMT Php 500.00 for first offense & NMT
Php 1000.00 for each subsequent offense. Each
day that it operates after first conviction shall
be considered subsequent offense.
REPEALING CLAUSE
The prescribed guidelines attached to the rules
& regulations by AO No. 70-A, s. 2002, are
hereby withdrawn.
EFFECTIVITY
These rules & regulations shall take effect upon
approval & publication in a newspaper of
general circulation.