Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING MEDICAL NEUTRALITY BY REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 169, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 212, WHICH REQUIRES ANY ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF ANY HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CLINIC, SANITARIUM OR OTHER MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR ANY MEDICAL PRACTITIONER WHO HAS TREATED ANY PERSON FOR SERIOUS OR LESS SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES TO REPORT THE FACT OF TREATMENT
Date filed
July 22, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01241 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING MEDICAL NEUTRALITY BY REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 169, AS AMENDED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 212, WHICH REQUIRES ANY ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OF ANY HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CLINIC, SANITARIUM OR OTHER MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS OR ANY MEDICAL PRACTITIONER WHO HAS TREATED ANY PERSON FOR SERIOUS OR LESS SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES TO REPORT THE FACT OF TREATMENT |
| ABSTRACT : Explains that the oath of a physician commands him to treat any person in distress regardless of the latter's creed, color, religion or nationality and that his well-being and recovery, in the order of priorities, preceds none. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-07-22 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 1998-07-30 |
Abstract
Explains that the oath of a physician commands him to treat any person in distress regardless of the latter's creed, color, religion or nationality and that his well-being and recovery, in the order of priorities, preceds none.
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