Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRACTICE OF WITHHOLDING THE DISCHARGE OF INDIGENT PATIENTS WHO FAIL TO PAY HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL BILLS INCURRED DUE TO EMERGENCY TREATMENT AND SUPPORT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, SECTION 3 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 702, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344
Date filed
July 12, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01091 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRACTICE OF WITHHOLDING THE DISCHARGE OF INDIGENT PATIENTS WHO FAIL TO PAY HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL BILLS INCURRED DUE TO EMERGENCY TREATMENT AND SUPPORT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, SECTION 3 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 702, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344 | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill prohibits hospitals and medical clinics from detaining patients because of their failure to settle their hospital or medical bills incurred for emergency treatment. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAROSA, AMELITA C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-12 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Almario (009 ) | 2. Zialcita (018 ) |
| 3. Roxas (011 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-03-03 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2007-08-01 |
Abstract
The bill prohibits hospitals and medical clinics from detaining patients because of their failure to settle their hospital or medical bills incurred for emergency treatment.
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