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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

advise the Department's field offices to call upon any

erring manufacturer, distributor, or advertiser to desist

from

such

inaccurate

or

misleading

nutritional

or

medicinal

claims

in

their

advertising;

should

such

manufacturer, distributor, or advertiser refuse or fail to

obey the desistance order issued by the Bureau, he shall

be

subject

to

the

applicable

penalties

as

may

be

prescribed by law and regulations; the Bureau shall

provide consultative, training and advisory services to all

agencies and organizations involved in food and drug

manufacturing and distribution with respect to assuring

safety and efficacy of food and drugs; conduct studies

and research related to food and drug safety; maintain a

corps of specially trained food and drugs inspectors for

assignment to the various field offices of the Department;

while

these inspectors shall be under the technical

supervision and guidance of the Bureau, they shall be

under the Administrative supervision of the head of the

field offices to which they shall be assigned, the latter

being

responsible

for

regulatory

program

implementation

within

the

geographic

area

of

his

jurisdiction;

(3) Bureau of Licensing and Regulation which shall

formulate policies and establish the standards for the

licensing and regulation of hospitals, clinics and other

health facilities; establish standards that shall be the basis

of

inspections

and

licensure

procedures

of

the

Department's

field

offices;

and

provide

consultative,

training and advisory services to field offices on the

conduct

of

licensing

and

regulatory

functions

over

hospitals, clinics and other health facilities.

(4) National Quarantine Office which shall formulate

and implement quarantine laws and regulations and,

through

its

field

offices,

exercise

supervision

over

rat-proof zones in designated international ports and

airports

and

over medical examination of aliens for

immigration purposes.

CHAPTER 5 Field Offices

SECTION 16. Office for National Field Operations . —

The Office for National Field Operations, through an

Executive Committee, shall supervise the operations of

the various Regional Field Offices and the National Health

Facilities, as enumerated in Section 17(3) and further

described in Sections 18, 19 and 20 hereof.

SECTION

17.

Department

Field

Offices .

—

The

Department field offices, under the supervision and

control of the Executive Committee for National Field

Operations, shall be composed of the following:

(1) Regional Health Offices (other than the National

Capital

Region)

and

subordinate

units

that

include

regional medical centers, regional hospitals, provincial

health offices including component hospitals and district

health offices, city health offices;

(2) Regional Health Office for the National Capital

Region: Municipal Health Offices of Makati, Mandaluyong,

Pasig,

Marikina,

Las

Piñas,

Muntinlupa,

San

Juan,

Valenzuela,

Navotas,

Malabon,

Parañaque,

Taguig,

Pateros;

(3) National Health Facilities which are health facilities

classified as National Health Resources because their

services and activities accrue to the whole country's

health care and infrastructure. These facilities are of two

classifications: National Medical Centers and the Special

Research Centers and Hospitals, which are attached to

the Department:

(a) National Medical Centers: San Lazaro Hospital,

Tondo Medical Center, Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital,

Quirino Memorial Hospital, Rizal Medical Center, National

Children's Hospital, Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center,

and the East Avenue Medical Center.

(b) Special Research Centers and Hospitals: Philippine

Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, National

Orthopedic Hospital, National Center for Mental Health,

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, National Kidney

Institute, and the Philippine Children's Medical Center.

SECTION

18.

Regional

Health

Offices .

—

The

Department

is

authorized to establish, operate, and

maintain a Department-wide Regional Office, in each of

the administrative regions of the country, under the

supervision of an Executive Committee chaired by the

Secretary. Each Regional Office shall be headed by a

Regional Director to be appointed by the President, and

supported

by

an

Assistant

Regional

Director.

The

appointment

of the Regional Director and Assistant

Regional Director shall be to the Department-at-large

and assignment shall be by administrative issuances of

the

Secretary.

The

Regional

Health

Office

shall

be

responsible for the field operations of the Department in

its administrative region and for providing the region

with efficient and effective health and medical services. It

shall

supervise

all

Department

agencies

in

its

administrative

region

including

whatever

medical

centers, regional hospitals, sanitaria, provincial health

offices and city health offices are located in the region

except those placed under the Department Proper.

In addition to the foregoing, a Regional Office shall

have

within

its

administrative

region,

the

following

functions:

(1) Implement laws and rules, regulations, policies,

plans, programs and projects of the Department in the

region;

(2) Provide efficient and effective health and medical

services to the people;

(3)

Coordinate

with

regional

offices

of

other

departments, offices, and agencies in the region;

(4) Coordinate with local government units; and

(5) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

SECTION

19.

Provincial

Health

Office .

—

The

Provincial Health Office shall be the Department agency

in the province. It shall exercise supervision and control

over district health offices and other field units of the

department in the province, except those otherwise

placed under the Department Proper or directly under

the Regional Health Office.

The Provincial Health Office shall be headed by a

Provincial

Health

Officer.

Depending

on

the

size,

population, and health facilities of the province as well as

budgetary provisions, a province may have one Assistant

Provincial Health Officer assisting the Provincial Health

Officers, or two Assistant Provincial Health Officers, one

assisting the Provincial Health Officer in public health

activities and the other assisting in hospital operations.

The Provincial Health Officers and Assistant Provincial

Health Officers shall be appointed by the Secretary to a

region, and their assignment to a province shall be made

by the Secretary on recommendation of the Regional

Health Director.

SECTION 20. District Health Office . — The District

Health Office shall exercise supervision and control over

district hospitals, municipal hospitals, rural health units,

barangay health stations and all other Department units

in the health district, except those otherwise placed

directly under the Provincial Health Office, or Regional

Health Office, or the Department Proper.

The District Health Office shall be headed by a District

Health Officer who shall also serve as the Chief of the

district hospital as well as the head of all field units in the

district. District Health Officers shall be appointed by the

Secretary to a region, and their assignments shall be

made by the Secretary on the recommendation of the

Regional Health Director.

SECTION

21.

Local

Health

Agencies .

—

The

Department shall review and monitor the establishment,

operation and maintenance of health agencies funded by

local

governments.

Proposals

for

integrating

locally

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