Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO INTEGRATE PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE INTO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 1, 2013
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00049 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO INTEGRATE PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE INTO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM | |
| SHORT TITLE : The Palliative And Hospice Act | |
| ABSTRACT : Defines "palliative and hospice care" as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and management of pain and other problems, physical, psychological and spiritual. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLARICA, LINABELLE RUTH R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2013-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Welfare | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Co (022 2013-10-14) | 2. Batocabe (022 2013-10-14) |
| 3. Relampagos (055 2015-03-02) | 4. Tambunting (026 2015-09-28) |
| 5. Villar (048 2016-01-27) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Transmmitted to the Committee on Ways and Means on 2015-04-28 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06422 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2013-07-23 |
Abstract
Defines "palliative and hospice care" as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and management of pain and other problems, physical, psychological and spiritual.
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