Enacts the "patient medical debt protection act"; repealer
Summary
Relates to medical billing and debt (Part A); relates to defining certain terms (Part B); relates to standardized consolidated itemized general hospital bills (Part C); relates to regulation of the billing of facility fees (Part D); relates to standardized patient financial liability forms (Part E); relates to an all payer database (Part F); relates to the general hospital indigent care pool; and repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto (Part G); relates to the rate of interest in medical debt actions (Part H); relates to services rendered by a non-participating provider; relates to hospital statements of rights and responsibilities of patients (Part I).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 2, 2019
Last action Oct 7, 2020
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Total actions
4
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Committee
3
Amendments
1
Oct 7, 2020
Assembly · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 8639A
Oct 7, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
Jan 8, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
Oct 2, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
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