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Long Title
AN ACT DISALLOWING HOSPITAL BILLS COMPUTED BASED ON ROOM RATE FOR PATIENTS AVAILING OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE THEREBY PRESCRIBING A UNIFORM BILLING SPECTRUM ON NEEDY PATIENTS
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Date filed
September 20, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04734 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DISALLOWING HOSPITAL BILLS COMPUTED BASED ON ROOM RATE FOR PATIENTS AVAILING OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE THEREBY PRESCRIBING A UNIFORM BILLING SPECTRUM ON NEEDY PATIENTS |
| ABSTRACT : Intends to aid poor and needy patients in availing assistance from the PCSO by lowering the cost of hospital bills through prohibition in using private room rate as basis in charging hospital expenses. |
| ALIAS NAME : "Poor Patients' Equity Act" |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CASTELO, PRECIOUS HIPOLITO |
| DATE FILED : 2019-09-20 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Salvador-Tambunting (000 2020-02-13) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2019-09-24 |
Abstract
Intends to aid poor and needy patients in availing assistance from the PCSO by lowering the cost of hospital bills through prohibition in using private room rate as basis in charging hospital expenses.
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