HB 597

House·12th Congress·Filed Jul 4, 2001

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

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Dodo Macias
RepresentativeEmilio "Dodo" Macias II
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HBN-00597 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress

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

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