2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 933

CHAPTER NUMBER: 61
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 328
Sponsored By:
Delegates Montgomery, Benson, Hubbard, Kullen, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection

Synopsis:

Requiring chronic care hospitals to develop a financial assistance policy for free and reduced-cost care to patients; requiring a hospital financial assistance policy to provide reduced-cost medically necessary care to patients who have a financial hardship; requiring a hospital to apply a reduction that is most favorable to a patient; establishing requirements for continued eligibility for reduced-cost care due to a financial hardship; altering the requirements for a notice that a hospital must post; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/12
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/24
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
3/30
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/23
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 61

Sponsored by:

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Credit
Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments
Foreclosure
Health Services Cost Review Commission
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Judgments
Liens -see also- Mechanics` Liens
Notices
Patients
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Reports

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-214.1 , 19-214.2 , 19-350 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 256288/01     Offered on: March 17, 2010   at: 10:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2010: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)