Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE TERMS FOR THE RELEASE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' PROFESSIONAL FEE WITHHELD BY HOSPITALS OR MEDICAL CLINICS FOR FAILURE OF THE PATIENT TO PAY HOSPITAL BILLS AND PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Date filed
July 4, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 597, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE TERMS FOR THE RELEASE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' PROFESSIONAL FEE WITHHELD BY HOSPITALS OR MEDICAL CLINICS FOR FAILURE OF THE PATIENT TO PAY HOSPITAL BILLS AND PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF | |
| SHORT TITLE : Medical Practitioners Protection Act of 2002 | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to afford protection to medical practitioners by curtailing this unjust practice of some hospitals and medical clinics to withhold the payment of professional fees. It is the foremost intention of this measure to institute a mechanism that will ensure a fair and equitable terms acceptable to both the hospital and medical practitioners whenever patients make payments of hospital bills. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MACIAS, EMILIO II. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-04 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Yapha | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Echiverri (025 ) | 2. Monfort (073 ) |
| 3. Espino (015 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00377 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-04-17 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendment | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2001-07-24 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-04-23 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2002-04-30 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-05-08 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-05-08 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-05-20 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-05-23 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:167 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to afford protection to medical practitioners by curtailing this unjust practice of some hospitals and medical clinics to withhold the payment of professional fees. It is the foremost intention of this measure to institute a mechanism that will ensure a fair and equitable terms acceptable to both the hospital and medical practitioners whenever patients make payments of hospital bills.
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