HB 5707

House·15th Congress·Filed Jan 19, 2012

An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Withholding the Discharge of Indigent Patients Who Fail to Pay Hospital or Medical Bills Incurred Due to Emergency Treatment and Support, Amending for the Purpose, Section 3 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 702, as Amended by Republic Act No. 8344

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Marcy Teodoro
RepresentativeMarikina City, 1st District
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HBN-05707 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress

An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Withholding the Discharge of Indigent Patients Who Fail to Pay Hospital or Medical Bills Incurred Due to Emergency Treatment and Support, Amending for the Purpose, Section 3 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 702, as Amended by Republic Act No. 8344

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