$15K for Rota dialysis patients

By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa - [email protected] - Variety News Staff

A LOCAL measure appropriating $15,000 to Rota residents undergoing dialysis or treatment for terminal illnesses is now law after Gov. Eloy S. Inos signed it yesterday.

The funding source of House Local Bill 19-1, now Rota Local Law 19-1, is the local license fees collected from the island’s poker and pachinko slot machines.

Rep. Glenn Maratita, the bill’s author, said there are about 18 patients from Rota in medical referral program and are undergoing dialysis treatment while there are around 27 patients undergoing treatment for terminal illnesses.

They are categorized as patients A, B, C and D

Category A patients will receive $500 each while B patients will receive $200 each.

Patients C and D will receive $500 and $200 each respectively.

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