Entitled:
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE REFUSAL OF HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS TO ADMINISTER APPROPRIATE INITIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY OR SERIOUS CASES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 702, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DEMAND OF DEPOSITS OR ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR THE CONFINEMENT OR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS IN CERTAIN CASES' AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2017 ]
2/27/2017	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and WAYS AND MEANS with Senator RISA HONTIVEROS as author per Committee Report No. 40, recommending its approval in substitution of SBN-216;
2/28/2017	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
2/28/2017	Sponsor: Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
3/1/2017	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
3/1/2017	Sponsorship speech of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
5/9/2017	Period of interpellation closed;
5/9/2017	Manifestation of Senator Sotto III that he, Senate President Pimentel III and Minority Leader, Senator Drilon be made co-authors;
5/9/2017	Period of amendment closed;
5/9/2017	Senator Gordon manifestated that he be made co-author;
5/9/2017	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
5/10/2017	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
5/15/2017	Approved on Third Reading;
5/15/2017	In favor: (18) MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
5/15/2017	Against: (None) ;
5/15/2017	Abstention: (None) ;
5/15/2017	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1353 and HBN-5159, designating Senators Ejercito, Hontiveros, Binay and Villanueva as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on May 17, 2017);
5/17/2017	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
5/17/2017	House of Representatives on May 10, 2017 designated Representatives Angelina "Helen" D.L. Tan, M.D., Tom S. Villarin, Jose Christopher Y. Belmonte, Benhur B. Lopez, Jr. and Arlene B. Arcillas as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1353 and HBN-5159;(See: O.B.dated May 22, 2017, Session No. 84);
5/23/2017	Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1353 and HBN-5159, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1353, in consolidation with HBN-5159, be approved as reconciled;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE ANTI-HOSPITAL DEPOSIT LAW BY INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE REFUSAL OF HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS TO ADMINISTER APPROPRIATE INITIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY OR SERIOUS CASES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 702, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DEMAND OF DEPOSITS OR ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR THE CONFINEMENT OR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS IN CERTAIN CASES, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
5/23/2017	Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1353 and HBN-5159, submitted to the Senate;
5/24/2017	Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO;
5/24/2017	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on May 25, 2017);
5/30/2017	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on May 24, 2017;
6/22/2017	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1353 and HBN-5159, sent to the House of Representatives, which were signed by Senate Secretary Lutgardo B. Barbo and Senate President Aquilino Koko L. Pimentel III;
7/4/2017	Letter from Secretary General Atty. Cesar S. Pareja, dated July 3, 2017, returning eight(8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1353 and HBN-5159, which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
7/5/2017	Enrolled copies of SBN-1353 and HBN-5159, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ]
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE ANTI-HOSPITAL DEPOSIT LAW BY INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE REFUSAL OF HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS TO ADMINISTER APPROPRIATE INITIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY, OR SERIOUS CASES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 702, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DEMAND OF DEPOSITS OR ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR THE CONFINEMENT OR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS IN CERTAIN CASES”, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
8/15/2017	Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 3, 2017, in consolidation with HBN-5159 and became;
8/15/2017	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10932.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10932 (SBN-1353/HBN-5159) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on August 24, 2017)
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