Legislation

Title: Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection
Sponsored by: Delegate Charkoudian
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 770
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Specifying the method for calculating family income to be used to consider free or reduced-cost medical care under a certain hospital financial assistance policy; requiring that the description of a hospital's financial assistance policy include a section that allows a patient to indicate the patient is aware of the policy; prohibiting a hospital from charging interest or fees on certain debts incurred by patients; requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to develop guidelines for an income-based payment plan; etc.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0514

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021, January 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2021 Legislative Date 1/20/2021 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2021 Legislative Date 1/29/2021 Action Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {266285/1 Adopted Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/22/2021 Legislative Date 3/10/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 4/02/2021 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/14/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/14/2021 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 770 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/20/2021	1/20/2021	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection
House	1/29/2021	1/29/2021	Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2021	3/20/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/20/2021	3/09/2021	Favorable with Amendments {266285/1 Adopted	28 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2021	3/09/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	28 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection
House	3/22/2021	3/10/2021	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2021	3/02/2021	Referred Finance	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	4/02/2021	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/06/2021	3/14/2021	Favorable Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2021	3/14/2021	Second Reading Passed	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2021	3/17/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	42AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2021	3/23/2021	Returned Passed	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 770
			Text - Chapter - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection

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