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AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS AND CADAVERS IN HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CLINICS, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES ON THE GROUNDS OF NON-PAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9439 ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES"
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Date filed
May 4, 2020
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06672 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS AND CADAVERS IN HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CLINICS, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES ON THE GROUNDS OF NON-PAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9439 ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES" |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARIANO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH |
| DATE FILED : 2020-05-04 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Villafuerte (000 2020-07-26) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2020-05-05 |
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