Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING NEWBORN SCREENING AS PART OF ROUTINE NEWBORN CARE IN NATIONWIDE HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
December 15, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
Yes
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6625, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09288 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING NEWBORN SCREENING AS PART OF ROUTINE NEWBORN CARE IN NATIONWIDE HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM OF THE PHILIPPINES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Newborn Screening Act of the Philippines of 2003 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Newborn Screening Act of the Philippines of 2003". Newborn screening is a public health prevention program for screening, detecting and treating newborns for inherited conditions that can lead to mental retardation and death if undetected and untreated. It gives newborns a chance to lead normal lives if the detected conditions are diagnosed and treatment is begun early in life. The bill ensures that every newborn has access to newborn screening for certain inherited conditions that can result in mental retardation, services health complication, or death if left undetected or untreated. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : YAPHA, ANTONIO JR. P. | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-12-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Lagman-luistro | 2. Remulla |
| 3. Soon-ruiz | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Calizo (041 ) | |
| DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2004-02-05 | |
| URGENT BILL? Yes | |
| DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2004-02-05 | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02707 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01945 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-12-15 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 5919, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2004-01-12 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2004-01-12 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2004-01-27 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2004-01-28 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2004-01-28 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2004-02-02 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2004-02-05 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:154 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2004-02-09 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2004-02-09 | |
| DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS: 2004-02-05 | |
| REMARKS : The Body adopted SB02707 as an amendment to House Bill No. 6625, 12th Congress of the Republic. | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2004-03-08 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2004-04-07 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09288 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AND A NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR ENSURING NEWBORN SCREENING |
Abstract
"Newborn Screening Act of the Philippines of 2003". Newborn screening is a public health prevention program for screening, detecting and treating newborns for inherited conditions that can lead to mental retardation and death if undetected and untreated. It gives newborns a chance to lead normal lives if the detected conditions are diagnosed and treatment is begun early in life. The bill ensures that every newborn has access to newborn screening for certain inherited conditions that can result in mental retardation, services health complication, or death if left undetected or untreated.
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