Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN TO PREVENT AND SUPPRESS THE SPREAD OF EMERGENCY INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND OTHER EPIDEMICS
Date filed
July 8, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01268 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN TO PREVENT AND SUPPRESS THE SPREAD OF EMERGENCY INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND OTHER EPIDEMICS |
| SHORT TITLE : Infectious Disease Emergency Preparedness Act of 2004 |
| ABSTRACT : "Infectious Disease Emergency Preparedness Act of 2004." This bill authorizes the isolation and quarantine of those infected as measures to control infectious diseases. It establishes an emergency preparedness plan to prevent and suppress the spread of infectious diseases and other epidemics by undertaking medical examination and treatment of overseas Filipino workers while abroad, and authorizes the arrest, apprehension, detention or conditional release of individuals to prevent the introduction, transmission or spread of suspected infectious diseases. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-08 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2004-08-02 |
Abstract
"Infectious Disease Emergency Preparedness Act of 2004." This bill authorizes the isolation and quarantine of those infected as measures to control infectious diseases. It establishes an emergency preparedness plan to prevent and suppress the spread of infectious diseases and other epidemics by undertaking medical examination and treatment of overseas Filipino workers while abroad, and authorizes the arrest, apprehension, detention or conditional release of individuals to prevent the introduction, transmission or spread of suspected infectious diseases.'
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