Legislation

Title: Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions
Sponsored by: Delegates Lopez, Taveras, Allen, Boafo, Charkoudian, Cullison, Palakovich Carr, and Shetty
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 959
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the required contents of a hospital's financial assistance policy by removing the requirement that the provision of reduced-cost medically necessary care and payment plans be in accordance with the mission and service area of the hospital; authorizing hospitals to consider only household monetary assets in excess of $100,000 when determining eligibility for free and reduced-cost care under the hospital's financial assistance policy; and requiring that certain retirement assets be excluded from consideration.

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

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/15/2024 Legislative Date 1/15/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2024 Legislative Date 2/01/2024 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 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 3/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 36BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/28/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (120-21) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/25/2024 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Hearing 3/20 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 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 4/03/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {983720/1 Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (129-1) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2024 Legislative Date 5/16/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 959 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/15/2024	1/15/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions
House	2/01/2024	2/01/2024	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2024	3/04/2024	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/05/2024	2/26/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	36BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions
House	3/07/2024	2/28/2024	Third Reading Passed (120-21)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/08/2024	2/25/2024	Referred Finance	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2024	3/15/2024	Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	4/03/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Favorable with Amendments {983720/1 Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	House Concurs Senate Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	Third Reading Passed (129-1)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/05/2024	3/25/2024	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions
Post Passage	5/16/2024	5/16/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 959
			Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions

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