Article 58p. 58

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

SECTION 7. Duties of the Undersecretary Acting as

Chief of Staff . — The Undersecretary acting as Chief of

Staff in the Office of the Secretary, shall supervise the

Assistant

Secretary

for

Legal

Affairs,

the

Assistant

Secretary

for

Financial

Operations,

and

Front

Line

Services Audit, and the Staff Support Services to the

Secretary; and head the secretariat of the Executive

Committee for National Field Operations.

SECTION 8. Duties of the Assistant Secretary for

Legal Affairs . — The Assistant Secretary for Legal Affairs

shall head the office that shall provide the Secretary with

legal

advice

on

all

policy, program and operational

matters

of the Department; act as Counsel for the

Department in cases in which it is a party; handle

administrative cases against Department personnel and

submit recommendations pertaining thereto; and review

legislative proposals.

SECTION 9. Duties of the Assistant Secretary for

Financial

Operation .

—

The

Assistant

Secretary

for

Financial Operations, and Front Line Services Audit shall

head the office that shall monitor the Department's

financial affairs, internal operations, and the delivery of

frontline services with a view to assuring the integrity of

the

Department's

financial

operations

and

the

requirements of the Commission on Audit; optimizing the

internal operating efficiency of the Department and its

field

offices;

and

ensuring

that

the

Department's

constituencies are provided front line services from the

Department with the adequacy, quality, and efficiency

that they are entitled to.

SECTION

10.

The

Staff Support Services . — The

following Staff Support Services shall undertake such

staff

services

intended

to

assist

the

Secretary

in

performing his functions;

(1) Community Health Service which shall provide

services related to formulating and implementing plans

and programs for coordinating with local governments

and

non-government organizations in health related

activities, programs and projects;

(2) Public Information and Health Education Service

which shall provide services related to formulating and

implementing plans, programs, and projects for public

education on health and for the timely and accurate

public communication of Department policy on health

issues;

(3) Health Intelligence Service which shall provide

services related to the formulation of disease intelligence,

assessment of the state of health of the country and

development

and

maintenance

of

effective

and

comprehensive health information systems to support

planning and implementation of health programs;

(4) Internal Planning Service which shall provide the

Department with necessary services related to planning,

programming and project development;

(5) Foreign Assistance Coordination Service which shall

provide

staff

services

related

to

the

development,

coordination, monitoring, reporting and assessment of

foreign-assisted projects of the Department.

SECTION 11. Undersecretaries . — The Secretary shall

be assisted by five (5) Undersecretaries who shall exercise

the following functions;

(1)

Advise

the

Secretary

in

the

promulgation

of

Department

orders,

administrative

orders

and

other

issuances;

(2) Exercise supervision and control over the offices,

services, operating units and individuals under their

authority and responsibility;

(3)

Recommend

the

promulgation

of

rules

and

regulations, consistent with Department policies, that will

effectively implement the activities of operating units

under their authority and responsibility;

(4) Coordinate the functions and activities of the units

under their authority with that of the Undersecretaries

and regional health directors;

(5) Exercise delegated authority on substantive and

administrative

matters

related

to

the functions and

activities of agencies under their office to the extent

granted

by

the

Secretary

through

administrative

issuances;

(6) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law or appropriately assigned by the Secretary.

CHAPTER 3 Department Services

SECTION 12. Office for Management Services . — The

Office

for

Management

Services,

headed

by

an

Undersecretary who shall be supported by an Assistant

Secretary, shall include six (6) staff services involved in

providing support services to the Department Proper,

field offices and attached agencies, which are as follows:

(1)

Financial

Services

which

shall

provide

the

Department

with

staff

advice

and

assistance

on

accounting, budget and financial matters; supervise the

coordinated preparation and implementation of annual

and long term financial and work plan and budget

estimates;

conduct

periodic

department-wide

performance

and

financial

reviews;

and design and

implement

improvements

in

financial

management

systems, procedures and practices;

(2) Management Advisory Service which shall provide

staff

advice

and

assistance

on

internal control and

management

system

improvement,

including

management

information

systems;

supervise

the

establishment of a management accounting system,

control

procedures

and

management

information

systems for improved decision-making;

(3)

Health

Manpower

Development

and

Training

Service which shall formulate plans, policies, programs,

standards and techniques for the effective and efficient

manpower development and training of Department

personnel; provide consultative, training and advisory

services to implementing agencies; conduct studies and

research related to health manpower development and

training; and develop plans and programs for improved

recruitment,

deployment,

development,

and

maintenance of personnel;

(4) Procurement and Logistics Service which shall

undertake the central procurement of the health care

products and supplies needed by the Department and its

field offices which are not produced by or beyond the

production capacity of its in-house production facilities;

and ensure the proper, adequate and timely flow of

health products and services to the Department's field

offices;

(5)

Biological

Production

Services

which

shall

formulate

plans,

policies,

programs,

standards

and

techniques

for

the

processing,

manufacture,

standardization, and improvement of biological products

for

Departmental

use;

manufacture

vaccines,

sera,

anti-toxins, and other biologicals; provide consultative,

training and advisory services to implementing agencies;

and conduct studies and research related to biological

production, distribution and use;

(6) Administrative Service which shall provide the

Department with efficient and effective services relating

to personnel, records, collections, disbursements, security,

custodial work, and other general services not covered by

the preceding Services.

CHAPTER 4 Offices and Bureaus

SECTION 13. Office for Public Health Services . — The

Office

for

Public

Health

Services,

headed

by

an

Undersecretary,

shall

include

ten

(10)

staff

services

involved in policy formulation, standards development,

program

development,

and

program

monitoring

of

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