Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE LIABILITY LAW, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00226 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE LIABILITY LAW, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Medical and Health Care Liability Act of 2002 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Medical and Health Care Liability Act of 2002". While the present system provides three avenues that a claimant of medical malpractice may take - criminal court for penal sanction, civil court for damages and the Professional Regulation Commission to suspend or revoke a license - the system itself contributes to the delay, if not denial of justice for the victim. The bill seeks to provide the environment where patients will be provided with the best medical care they deserve by seeking to punish those who perform their jobs with negligence and incompetence and weeding them out of the profession. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (006 ) | 2. Badelles (012 ) |
| 3. Marcos (012 ) | 4. Abayon (015 ) |
| 5. Firmalo (018 ) | 6. Puentevella (025 ) |
| 7. Gullas (040 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
"Medical and Health Care Liability Act of 2002". While the present system provides three avenues that a claimant of medical malpractice may take - criminal court for penal sanction, civil court for damages and the Professional Regulation Commission to suspend or revoke a license - the system itself contributes to the delay, if not denial of justice for the victim. The bill seeks to provide the environment where patients will be provided with the best medical care they deserve by seeking to punish those who perform their jobs with negligence and incompetence and weeding them out of the profession.'
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