SB 217
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 7, 2025
Amending R.a.no. 9439 (Detention of Patients and Cadavers in Hospitals)
An Act Increasing the Penalties for the Detention of Patients and Cadavers in Hospitals, Medical Clinics, or Any Other Similar Facilities on Grounds of Nonpayment of Hospital Bills or Medical Expenses Amending for the Purpose Republic Act 9439 Entitled 'an Act Prohibiting the Detention of Patients in Hospitals and Medical Clinics on Grounds of Nonpayment of Hospital Bills or Medical Expenses'
In plain language
The bill would make it a crime for hospitals or clinics to keep patients or bodies because they can’t pay, raise the fines and jail terms for staff who do so, let patients leave after signing a secured promissory note, and set up a ₱100 million fund to help poor patients meet those obligations.
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CadaversDeceased Persons
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SBN-217 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch