House to strengthen anti-hospital deposits law
(WorldNews Health)

Home Press Releases PRESS RELEASES SOURCE: Press and Public Affairs Bureau House to strengthen anti-hospital deposits law 26-March-2017, 02:41:11 PM To improve the country`s emergency health care service, the House of Representatives passed on second reading a bill that makes more stringent the law prohibiting hospitals from demanding deposits as a condition for confinement or treatment of patients under certain cases. HB 5159, principally authored by Rep. Tom Villarin (Akbayan), seeks to amend Batas Pambansa Bilang 702, entitled `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.`...