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A proposed amendment in Nigeria would require hospitals to begin emergency treatment within 15 minutes of a patient’s arrival and allow a six-month jail term for doctors or nurses who delay care, according to Premium Times.
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The proposal concerns emergency-care access in Nigeria; the supplied report identifies no direct U.S. effect.
The report describes a proposal, not an enacted law. It does not say when lawmakers will consider or vote on it.
Whether lawmakers advance or amend the proposal
Whether the measure becomes law