Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6023, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF LIVE OR DEAD PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Prohibiting the Detention of Live or Dead Patients in Hospitals on the Grounds of Nonpayment of Bills | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to prevent the undesirable practice of hospitals and medical clinics of preventing the release of fully recovered or dead patients due to non-payment of hospital/medica l bills. This practice results in a prolonged and more expensivestay in the hospital of financially distressed patients. Said detention, in a sense, constitutes a deprivation of liberty on the grounds of financial incapacity. This bill allows underprivileged patients to leave the hospital upon the execution of aduly secured (either by mortgage or by a guarantee of a co-maker) promissory note. It also imposes a penal sanction for any violation of the proposed act. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEL MAR, RAUL V. | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-05-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Santiago | 2. Monfort |
| 3. Ablan | 4. Espina |
| 5. Jaraula | 6. Cuenco |
| 7. Zamora | 8. Zialcita |
| 9. Yapha | 10. Soon-ruiz |
| 11. Taganas Layus | 12. Dy |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (076 ) | 2. Amin (076 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01465 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-05-15 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 47, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 4910, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2003-05-21 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-05-21 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-06-02 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-06-04 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-06-04 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Notes of HB Nos. 47 and 4910 as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-07-29 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-08-04 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:129 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2003-08-05 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2003-08-07 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to prevent the undesirable practice of hospitals and medical clinics of preventing the release of fully recovered or dead patients due to non-payment of hospital/medica l bills. This practice results in a prolonged and more expensivestay in the hospital of financially distressed patients. Said detention, in a sense, constitutes a deprivation of liberty on the grounds of financial incapacity. This bill allows underprivileged patients to leave the hospital upon the execution of aduly secured (either by mortgage or by a guarantee of a co-maker) promissory note. It also imposes a penal sanction for any violation of the proposed act.
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