Bill Type
House Bill
Congress Name
11th Congress of the Republic
Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING THE INCLUSION OF PSYCHIATRY IN THE MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MEDICAL ACT OF 1959
Congress Author
LAGMAN-LUISTRO, CIELO KRISEL
Date filed
February 8, 1999
Scope
NATIONAL
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06666
FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE INCLUSION OF PSYCHIATRY IN THE MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MEDICAL ACT OF 1959
ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to correct the long standing situation in which physicians are not enlightened as to the social context of health and illness nor equipped to detect symptoms of stree and anxiety which may be the root of a patient's physical disorderby mandating that psychiatry be included as a subject in the Medical Baord Examination.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAGMAN-LUISTRO, CIELO KRISEL
DATE FILED : 1999-02-08
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
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ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
MOTHER BILL: HB10607
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 1999-02-11

Abstract

This bill seeks to correct the long standing situation in which physicians are not enlightened as to the social context of health and illness nor equipped to detect symptoms of stree and anxiety which may be the root of a patient's physical disorderby mandating that psychiatry be included as a subject in the Medical Baord Examination.

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