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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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PATIENTS DETENTION FOR NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS BAN
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00068 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09439 | |
| 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 and Medical Clinics for Nonpayment of Hospital Bills or Medical Expenses | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to stop the undesirable practice of hospitals and medical clinics of holding the release of fully recovered and/or dead patients because of non-payment, either partially or fully, of hospital bills. This practice has resulted in prolonged and, hence, more expensive stay of financially distressed patients in the hospitals. The bill allows underprivileged patients to leave the hospital upon the execution of a duly secured promissory note and imposes a penal sanction for any violation of the proposed act. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEL MAR, RAUL V. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Almario | 2. Chipeco |
| 3. Magtubo | 4. Veloso |
| 5. Espinosa | 6. Magsaysay |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (004 ) | 2. Solis (005 ) |
| 3. Vargas (005 ) | 4. Chatto (005 ) |
| 5. Amin (006 ) | 6. Roquero (006 ) |
| 7. Jalosjos-carreon (007 ) | 8. Tulagan (008 ) |
| 9. Puno (010 ) | 10. Yapha (017 ) |
| 11. Marañon (025 ) | 12. Carmona (049 ) |
| 13. Ramiro (057 ) | 14. Soon-ruiz (057 ) |
| 15. Nantes (063 ) | 16. Syjuco (041 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00753 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-05-05 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendment | |
| CONSOLIDATED BILLS: HB02127, HB02584 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2004-07-27 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-05-10 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-05-25 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-05-25 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-05-25 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks and adopted the amendments as embodied in the Committee Report. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-06-01 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2005-06-07 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:172 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2005-07-25 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2005-08-02 | |
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2007-02-19 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-03-28 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-04-27 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09439 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2005 ] 8/2/2005 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives RAUL V. DEL MAR, MAYO Z. ALMARIO, JUSTIN "TIMMY" SB. CHIPECO, EUFROCINO M. CODILLA SR., JOSE G. SOLIS, FLORENCIO L. VARGAS, EDGAR M. CHATTO, HUSSIN U. AMIN, EDUARDO V. ROQUERO, CECILIA G. JALOSJOS-CARREON, GENEROSO DC. TULAGAN, RONALDO V. PUNO, ANTONIO P. YAPHA JR., ALFREDO D. MARANON III, TRANQUILINO B. CARMONA, HERMINIA M. RAMIRO, RENATO "KA RENE" B. MAGTUBO, EDUARDO K. VELOSO, EMILIO R. ESPINOSA JR. and MA. MILAGROS "MITOS" H. MAGSAYSAY, as author; 8/8/2005 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2007 ]2/7/2007 Returned by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT per Committee Report No. 302, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration SBNos. 337, 607, 1373 and 2454; 2/8/2007 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 2/8/2007 Sponsor: Senator COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO; 2/8/2007 Senator Villar was made as cosponsor as manifested by Senator Pangilinan; 2/8/2007 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order; 2/8/2007 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO; 2/8/2007 Period of interpellation closed; 2/8/2007 Period of amendment closed; 2/8/2007 Approved on Second Reading without Amendments; 2/8/2007 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 2/19/2007 Approved on Third Reading;
In favor: (16) Senators Arroyo, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Flavier, Gordon, Lacson, Lapid, Lim, M.A. Madrigal, Magsaysay, Jr., Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Roxas and Villar;
Against: None;
Abstention: None;2/20/2007 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 3/8/2007 Enrolled copy of HBN-68, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Villar; 3/27/2007 Enrolled copy of HBN-68, already signed by the Senate Secretary and Senate President, sent back to the House of Representatives; 4/27/2007 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became; 4/27/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9439
Abstract
The bill seeks to stop the undesirable practice of hospitals and medical clinics of holding the release of fully recovered and/or dead patients because of non-payment, either partially or fully, of hospital bills. This practice has resulted in prolonged and, hence, more expensive stay of financially distressed patients in the hospitals. The bill allows underprivileged patients to leave the hospital upon the execution of a duly secured promissory note and imposes a penal sanction for any violation of the proposed act.'
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