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Title Source: Supreme Court: Prohibiting deposit demands on emergency patients

Law: Batas Pambansa Blg. 702

Decision Date: Apr 5, 1984

In the Philippines, hospitals and medical clinics are prohibited from demanding deposits or advance payments for emergency or serious cases, with violators facing fines and imprisonment, as the Ministry of Health enforces this law to ensure equal access to healthcare services and protect patients from exploitation.

Penalties for Violation

Any person who violates this prohibition shall face a fine ranging from one thousand pesos to two thousand pesos.
Alternatively, the violator may be subject to imprisonment for a period of fifteen to thirty days.
The law allows for the imposition of both fine and imprisonment together.

Exclusion from Probation Benefits

Persons convicted under this law are explicitly excluded from probation privileges provided under Presidential Decree No. 968, as amended (the Probation Law of 1976).

Rulemaking Authority

The Ministry of Health is mandated to issue the necessary rules and regulations to effectively implement and enforce the provisions of this law.

Effectivity Clause

The law became effective immediately upon its approval on April 5, 1984, without the need for executive approval.

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