Valenzuela City has passed an ordinance that makes all hospital management personnel responsible for detaining patients or withholding medical documents due to unpaid bills. The ordinance aims to protect patient rights and prevent abuses like those reported against ACE Medical Center.
The Valenzuela City government has passed an ordinance that would hold the entire hospital management team liable for detaining patients or their representatives, or withholding personal medical documents on grounds of non-payment of hospital bills.Mayor Weslie Gatchalian told The Manila Times on Sunday that he approved Ordinance No.
1178 that prohibits the detention of individuals and cadavers in hospitals, medical clinics or any other similar facilities and failure or refusal to issue birth certificates or death certificates on grounds of non-payment of hospital bills or medical expenses; and imposing penalties for violations thereof.He said that councilor Walter Magnum dela Cruz was the principal author of the measure, which was co-authored by the entire city council members. He added that the ordinance resulted from complaints in court against ACE Medical Center in Barangay Malanday.At least four complainants had accused the hospital of illegal detention and coercion, among others, because of the failure of the patients to pay their medical bills.However, the mayor said that the management had offered an out-of-court settlement, giving the four complainants P1 million each.Thus, in a bid to ensure full protection on the rights of patients and their representatives, the city government has passed Ordinance No. 1178 that holds the entire hospital management — including the president and medical director and other officials — administratively and criminally liable for violations stated therein.Likewise, a health worker, physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, allied personnel performing administrative, clerical, security, admission and billing functions in a health care institution will be held accountable
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