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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE TERMS FOR THE RELEASE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' PROFESSIONAL FEE WITHHELD BY HOSPITALS OR MEDICAL CLINICS FOR FAILURE OF THE PATIENT TO PAY HOSPITAL BILLS AND PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREFOR
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MEDICAL PRACTITIONER PROTECTION ACT OF 2006
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00048 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE TERMS FOR THE RELEASE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' PROFESSIONAL FEE WITHHELD BY HOSPITALS OR MEDICAL CLINICS FOR FAILURE OF THE PATIENT TO PAY HOSPITAL BILLS AND PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Medical Practitioners Protection Act of 2004 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Medical Practitioners Protection Act of 2004". It is the practice in many hospitals to withhold the payment of professional fees of medical practitioners pending full settlement of patient's hospital bills. This bill seeks to extend protection to medical practitioners by instituting a mechanism that will ensure fair and equitable terms for the release of professional fees of medical practitioners withheld by hospitals or medical clinics because of the failure of a patient to pay his hospital bills. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MACIAS, EMILIO II. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Carmona | 2. Carlos |
| 3. Agarao | 4. Magsaysay |
| 5. Fabian | 6. Agbayani |
| 7. Figueroa | 8. Violago |
| 9. Aquino | 10. Pingoy |
| 11. Angara | 12. Biron |
| 13. Garin | 14. Firmalo |
| 15. Seachon-lanete | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (004 ) | 2. Yapha (005 ) |
| 3. Amin (006 ) | 4. Roquero (006 ) |
| 5. Uy (067 ) | 6. Magsaysay (032 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00422 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-03-03 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendment | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2004-07-27 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-03-09 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-03-16 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-06-08 | |
| REMARKS : The Body adopted the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-08-07 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-08-30 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:177 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-09-07 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-09-07 | |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE TERMS FOR THE RELEASE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' PROFESSIONAL FEE WITHHELD BY HOSPITALS OR MEDICAL CLINICS FOR FAILURE OF THE PATIENT TO PAY HOSPITAL BILLS AND PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREFOR [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 9/7/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives EMILIO C. MACIAS II, ANTONIO P. YAPHA JR., TRANQUILINO B. CARMONA, BOBBIT L. CARLOS, BENJAMIN C. AGARAO JR., ET. AL., as authors; 9/11/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY and CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION; 1/15/2007 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
Abstract
"Medical Practitioners Protection Act of 2004". It is the practice in many hospitals to withhold the payment of professional fees of medical practitioners pending full settlement of patient's hospital bills. This bill seeks to extend protection to medical practitioners by instituting a mechanism that will ensure fair and equitable terms for the release of professional fees of medical practitioners withheld by hospitals or medical clinics because of the failure of a patient to pay his hospital bills.
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