Legislation

Title: Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection
Sponsored by: Senators Feldman, Augustine, Carter, Hettleman, Kelley, Lee, Pinsky, Benson, Hayes, Hershey, and Jennings
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 769
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 initial that the patient has been made aware of the policy; prohibiting a hospital from charging interest or fees on certain debts incurred by certain patients; requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to develop certain guidelines; etc.

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Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Health and Government Operations

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Cross-filed with: HB0565

Bill File Type: Regular

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

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/22/2021 Legislative Date 1/22/2021 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/26/2021 Legislative Date 1/26/2021 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/02/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2021 Legislative Date 2/02/2021 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/24/2021 Legislative Date 3/24/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/24/2021 Legislative Date 3/04/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {447876/1 Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/24/2021 Legislative Date 3/04/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/25/2021 Legislative Date 3/05/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Referred Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/30/2021 Legislative Date 3/30/2021 Action Rereferred to Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2021 Legislative Date 4/07/2021 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 43 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 769 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/22/2021	1/22/2021	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection
Senate	1/26/2021	1/26/2021	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/02/2021	2/02/2021	Hearing canceled
Senate	2/02/2021	2/02/2021	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/24/2021	3/24/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/24/2021	3/04/2021	Favorable with Amendments {447876/1 Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/24/2021	3/04/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection
Senate	3/25/2021	3/05/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/26/2021	3/13/2021	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations	32 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/30/2021	3/30/2021	Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2021	4/07/2021	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	4/07/2021	3/22/2021	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2021	3/23/2021	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2021	3/18/2021	Returned Passed	43 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 769
			Text - Chapter - Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection

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