29/05/2012
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SAO PAULO - are published in this Tuesday (29) of the DOU (Official Gazette) Decree-Law 2848, which criminalizes the requirement for security check-emergency medical care.
According to the decree, are also prohibited the requirement of a promissory note or any security, as well as pre-filling of forms, as a condition for hospital emergency medical care.
The penalty for disobeying the rules establishment is a fine and imprisonment for three months to a year, and this period may be increased up to double the negative service result in serious bodily injury, and even triple if death.
posters
Also according to the text published in the Official Gazette, the medical establishments are required to put up posters in visible places, stating that the requirement to check bond, promissory note and related criminal offense.
The law goes into effect starting on Tuesday.
Source: News Agency
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