The maximum 12-year sentence will be handed out for aggravated assault, while people who threat doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and personnel will be fined or sentenced to six months to two years in prison, reads the document.
According to the bill, any acts of aggressions against medical staff will be punishable by six months to three years in prison, assault by six months to six years in prison and aggravated assault by three to 12 years in prison.
The bill, which amends Law 95/2006 on reforms in the healthcare sector, has been put up for public debate on Tuesday, the ministry said in a press release.