Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT LIMITING THE PRACTICE OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY TO LICENSED AND QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WITH RESIDENCY TRAINING IN DERMATOLOGY
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00266 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT LIMITING THE PRACTICE OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY TO LICENSED AND QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WITH RESIDENCY TRAINING IN DERMATOLOGY | |
| ABSTRACT : A significant number of facial care clinics and salons have sprouted and many of these do not have qualified cosmetic surgeons to perform services like facial restructuring and breast augmentation. There have been reports that the practice has resulted to death or caused facial contusions to patients. To protect and promote the right to health of the people, the bill seeks to limit the practice of cosmetic dermatology to licensed and qualified physicians with residency training in dermatology or plastic surgery. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : NOGRALES, PROSPERO C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Reyes (003 ) | 2. Codilla (005 ) |
| 3. Badelles (012 ) | 4. Marcos (012 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
A significant number of facial care clinics and salons have sprouted and many of these do not have qualified cosmetic surgeons to perform services like facial restructuring and breast augmentation. There have been reports that the practice has resulted to death or caused facial contusions to patients. To protect and promote the right to health of the people, the bill seeks to limit the practice of cosmetic dermatology to licensed and qualified physicians with residency training in dermatology or plastic surgery.'
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