Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1148, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE MANDATORY AND PERIODIC DRUG TESTING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : Mandatory and periodic blood testing shall cover the following: (a) Applicants for marriage license. - The blood testing for applicants for marriage license shall be an additional requirement before the issuance of aforementioned license to: (1) determine the fitness of the contracting parties; (2) avoid cases of separation and annulment of marriages based on ignorance of a contracting partner due to lingering illness of the other; and(3) avoid further spread of genetic deficiencies and other diseases; and (b) Applicants for Overseas Employment. - No persons shall be issued overseas employment certificate unless he undergoes a comprehensive blood test every before departure for overseas employment and upon arrival therefrom. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARINAGA, ROSELLER L. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-18 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Monfort |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Cuenco (050 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2001-07-30 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Mandatory and periodic blood testing shall cover the following: (a) Applicants for marriage license. - The blood testing for applicants for marriage license shall be an additional requirement before the issuance of aforementioned license to: (1) determine the fitness of the contracting parties; (2) avoid cases of separation and annulment of marriages based on ignorance of a contracting partner due to lingering illness of the other; and(3) avoid further spread of genetic deficiencies and other diseases; and (b) Applicants for Overseas Employment. - No persons shall be issued overseas employment certificate unless he undergoes a comprehensive blood test every before departure for overseas employment and upon arrival therefrom.
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