Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF LIVE OR DEAD PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES
Short Title
DETENTION OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF BILLS
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 6, 2004
Scope
Legislative Status
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Session Sequence No.
1
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
302
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF LIVE OR DEAD PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS ON GROUNDS OF NONPAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILLS OR MEDICAL EXPENSES [ First Regular Session, 13th Congress ] [ 2004 ] 7/6/2004 Introduced by Senator RECTO; 9/14/2004 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; [ 2007 ] 2/7/2007 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT per Committee Report No. 302, recommending that it be considered in HBN-68; 2/8/2007 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate; 2/8/2007 CONSIDERED IN HBN-68.