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AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS AGAINST HOSPITAL DETENTION ON THE GROUND OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES AND REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 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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Date filed
July 8, 2019
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01623 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS AGAINST HOSPITAL DETENTION ON THE GROUND OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES AND REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9439, ENTITLED 'AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES' | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-08 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lazatin (000 2019-08-14) | 2. Lopez (M.L.) (000 2019-11-05) |
| 3. Pacquiao (R.) (000 2020-02-04) | 4. Salvador-Tambunting (000 2020-11-06) |
| 5. Alonte (000 2021-02-02) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2019-07-24 |
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