Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4226), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE `HOSPITAL LICENSURE ACT'
Date filed
August 7, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2091, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FORTY-TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX (REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4226), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE `HOSPITAL LICENSURE ACT' | |
| ABSTRACT : "Hospital and HEALTH SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS Licensure Act." This bill seeks to STRENGTHEN RA NO. 4226 (Hospital Licensure Act) by increasing the penalties of any violation of the Act and by vesting the Bureau of Licensing and Regulation (BLR) withthe authority to hear and decide administrative cases and close down erring hospitals. It also seeks to allow the BLR to utilize its revenues to improve its capability to carry out its mandate. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARA�ON, ALFREDO JR. G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-07 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Espino (035 ) | 2. Monfort (070 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4664, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2001-08-13 |
Abstract
"Hospital and HEALTH SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS Licensure Act." This bill seeks to STRENGTHEN RA NO. 4226 (Hospital Licensure Act) by increasing the penalties of any violation of the Act and by vesting the Bureau of Licensing and Regulation (BLR) withthe authority to hear and decide administrative cases and close down erring hospitals. It also seeks to allow the BLR to utilize its revenues to improve its capability to carry out its mandate.
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