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."
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