Legislation

Title: Hospitals - Notice to Patients - Outpatient Status and Billing Implications
Sponsored by: Delegates Cullison, Costa, Elliott, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, Oaks, and Reznik
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 203
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a hospital, under specified circumstances, to provide specified notice to a patient of the patient's outpatient status and the billing implications of the outpatient status; and requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with specified hospitals, to adopt by regulation standardized elements to be included in a specified written notice.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0195

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2013 Legislative Date 2/08/2013 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2013 Legislative Date 2/13/2013 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2013 Legislative Date 2/15/2013 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2013 Legislative Date 2/15/2013 Action Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2013 Legislative Date 3/12/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2013 Legislative Date 3/13/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments {756189/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2013 Legislative Date 3/13/2013 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2013 Legislative Date 3/15/2013 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 48A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2013 Legislative Date 3/17/2013 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings 48
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2013 Legislative Date 3/20/2013 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2013 Legislative Date 4/02/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2013 Legislative Date 3/28/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments {127773/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 59
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2013 Legislative Date 3/28/2013 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 59
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2013 Legislative Date 3/29/2013 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) Proceedings 60
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2013 Legislative Date 4/01/2013 Action House Concur - Senate Amendments Proceedings 65
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2013 Legislative Date 4/01/2013 Action Third Reading Passed (126-0) Proceedings 65
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2013 Legislative Date 4/01/2013 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings 65
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/02/2013 Legislative Date 5/02/2013 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 203 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2013	2/08/2013	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	2/13/2013	2/13/2013	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/15/2013	2/15/2013	Hearing cancelled
House	2/15/2013	2/15/2013	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/11/2013	3/12/2013	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/13/2013	3/13/2013	Favorable with Amendments {756189/1 Report Adopted	46
House	3/13/2013	3/13/2013	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46
House	3/18/2013	3/15/2013	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	48A
Senate	3/19/2013	3/17/2013	First Reading Finance	48
Senate	3/20/2013	3/20/2013	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	4/01/2013	4/02/2013	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	4/02/2013	3/28/2013	Favorable with Amendments {127773/1 Report Adopted	59
Senate	4/02/2013	3/28/2013	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	59
Senate	4/03/2013	3/29/2013	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)	60
House	4/06/2013	4/01/2013	House Concur - Senate Amendments	65
House	4/06/2013	4/01/2013	Third Reading Passed (126-0)	65
House	4/06/2013	4/01/2013	Passed Enrolled	65
Post Passage	5/02/2013	5/02/2013	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 203

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
4/02/2013	Amendments Senate - (Finance) {127773/01 Adopted
3/13/2013	Amendments House - (Health and Government Operations) {756189/01 Adopted
2/08/2013	Text - First - Hospitals - Notice to Patients - Outpatient Status and Billing Implications
3/13/2013	Text - Third - Hospitals - Notice to Patients - Outpatient Status and Billing Implications
4/08/2013	Text - Enrolled - Hospitals - Notice to Patients - Outpatient Status and Billing Implications
5/09/2013	Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Notice to Patients - Outpatient Status and Billing Implications
3/11/2013	Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations
4/02/2013	Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance
3/15/2013	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (138-0) - 03/15/13
4/01/2013	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (126-0) - 04/01/13
3/29/2013	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) - 03/29/13

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