17th Congress
Senate Bill No. 1353

ANTI-HOSPITAL DEPOSIT LAW

Filed on February 27, 2017 by Hontiveros, Risa, Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L., Sotto III, Vicente C., Drilon, Franklin M., Gordon, Richard J.

Long title

AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE REFUSAL OF HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS TO ADMINISTER APPROPRIATE INITIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY OR SERIOUS CASES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 702, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DEMAND OF DEPOSITS OR ADVANCE PAYMENTS FOR THE CONFINEMENT OR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CLINICS IN CERTAIN CASES' AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Scope

National

Legislative status

Approved by the President of the Philippines (8/3/2017)
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