Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO ENSURE THAT ALL FILIPINOS HAVE BASIC HEALTH LITERACY SKILLS TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AS PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS
Short Title
NATIONAL HEALTH LITERACY ACT
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Date filed
August 15, 2013
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
16
Session Type
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Entitled: AN ACT TO ENSURE THAT ALL FILIPINOS HAVE BASIC HEALTH LITERACY SKILLS TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY AS PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2013 ] 8/15/2013 Introduced by Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; 9/3/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and FINANCE; (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, all Senate Bills pending in the committee/s, with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on July 19, 2016) (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)