Senate Oks Anti-Hospital Detention Bill
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Senate OKs amendments to anti-hospital detention bill
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to strengthen the law that provides protection to patients and their families and saves them from being detained in hospitals and medical facilities due to unpaid hospital bills or medical expenses.Senate Bill No. 1511, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 9439 or the law prohibiting the detention of patients in hospitals and medical clinics on grounds of non-payment of hospita…
File photo The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to strengthen protection for patients and their families against forced hospital stays due to unpaid medical bills. Eighteen senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 1511 or the Enhanced Anti-Hospital Detention Act. No one voted against it, while Sen. Panfilo Lacson abstained to avoid a conflict of interest as a founding member of a hospital in Cavite. Under the bi…
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