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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
Short Title
REFUSAL OF HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CLINICS TO ADMINISTER MEDICAL TREATMENT IN EMERGENCY CASES
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June 30, 2016
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4
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Committee Report No.
40
Legislative History
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 CLINIC IN CERTAIN CASES" AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 6/30/2016 Introduced by Senator ANA THERESIA HONTIVEROS BARAQUEL; 8/2/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and WAYS AND MEANS; 8/9/2016 Upon motion of Senator Sotto III, the Chair referred SBN-216 instead to the Committee on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY as the primary committee and to the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS as the secondary committee; 8/23/2016 Conducted ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING/BRIEFING; [ 2017 ] 2/27/2017 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and WAYS AND MEANS per Committee Report No. 40, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1353; 2/27/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 2/28/2017 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1353 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 40, WHICH BECAME R.A.NO. 10932 ON AUGUST 3, 2017. (The LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/PLENARY DELIBERATIONS is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; THE LBIS IS NOT IN CHARGE OF CONDUCTING ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR TWG; The data entry on COMMITTEE MEETINGS/TWG is prepared by the COMMITTEE AFFAIRS BUREAU)