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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 GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 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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INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS AND CADAVERS IN HOSPITALS
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August 15, 2018
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Entitled: AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS AND CADAVERS IN HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CLINICS, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 9439 ENTITLED AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] 8/15/2018 Introduced by Senator RISA HONTIVEROS; 8/15/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE; 9/12/2018 Letter from Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO dated August 29, 2018, conveying his intention to be made coauthor of SBN-1937, received by the LBIS; (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, SBN-1937 with pertinent documents transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on November 18, 2020) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)