Legislation

Title: Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act)
Sponsored by: Senators Kelley, Benson, Elfreth, Feldman, Hayes, Klausmeier, and Kramer
Status: In the House - Hearing canceled
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring certain hospitals to provide each patient with written notice that includes certain information related to outpatient facility fees that are charged for services provided at the hospital; requiring the Health Education and Advocacy Unit within the Attorney General's Office, in consultation with the Health Care Services Cost Review Commission, consumers and other stakeholders, to develop a uniform disclosure form and a process for determining and updating the range of fees and fee estimates as required by the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0849

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/04/2019 Legislative Date 2/04/2019 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2019 Legislative Date 2/06/2019 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 4/03/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/28/2019 Action Favorable with Amendments {927971/1 Adopted Proceedings 60
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2019 Legislative Date 3/28/2019 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 60
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2019 Legislative Date 3/29/2019 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 61
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2019 Legislative Date 3/26/2019 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 61
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2019 Legislative Date 4/05/2019 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2019 Legislative Date 4/05/2019 Action Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2019 Legislative Date 4/05/2019 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/04/2019	2/04/2019	First Reading Finance
Senate	2/06/2019	2/06/2019	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance
Senate	4/03/2019	4/03/2019	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	4/03/2019	3/28/2019	Favorable with Amendments {927971/1 Adopted	60
Senate	4/03/2019	3/28/2019	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	60
			Text - Third - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act)
Senate	4/04/2019	3/29/2019	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	61
House	4/04/2019	3/26/2019	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	61
House	4/05/2019	4/05/2019	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
House	4/05/2019	4/05/2019	Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House	4/05/2019	4/05/2019	Hearing canceled

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