Long Title
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO REVIEW AND ASSESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 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', ALSO KNOWN AS THE ANTI-HOSPITAL DETENTION LAW OF 2007, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE NEED, IF NECESSARY, TO AMEND AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE LAW
Short Title
ANTI-HOSPITAL DETENTION LAW
Date filed
June 8, 2017

Legislative History

Legislative History
Entitled:
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO REVIEW AND ASSESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 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', ALSO KNOWN AS THE ANTI-HOSPITAL DETENTION LAW OF 2007, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE NEED, IF NECESSARY, TO AMEND AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE LAW
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2017 ]
6/8/2017 Introduced by Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
7/25/2017 Submitted to the Senate and Referred to the Committee on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY;
(Pursuant to paragraph (g), Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, Proposed Senate Resolution No. 400, with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on June 25, 2019)
(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)

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Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
July 25, 2017
Session Sequence No.
2
Scope
Document Certification