Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 1995", AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9241 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
February 14, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03584 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 1995", AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9241 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill grants Philhealth visitorial powers in order to check whether health care providers and employers adhere to the provisions of the National Health Insurance Act. It also proposes to increase the penalties that may be imposed on erring health care providers. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GARIN, JANETTE L. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-02-14 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Bonoan-David (080 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB07081 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2008-02-26 |
Abstract
The bill grants Philhealth visitorial powers in order to check whether health care providers and employers adhere to the provisions of the National Health Insurance Act. It also proposes to increase the penalties that may be imposed on erring health care providers.
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