Legislation

Title: Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections
Sponsored by: Delegates R. Lewis, Barron, Carr, Charkoudian, Rosenberg, and Ruth
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 470
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Increasing the family income threshold at which a hospital's financial assistance policy must provide free and reduced cost medically necessary care to patients; requiring that a certain financial assistance policy include a certain payment plan, available to uninsured patients with family income between 200% and 500% of the federal poverty level and a certain mechanism for a patient to request a reconsideration; requiring that a certain financial assistance policy provide presumptive eligibility for certain care; etc.

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

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0875

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2020 Legislative Date 2/07/2020 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Hearing 2/28 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 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {786781/1 Adopted Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 53AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/18/2020 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 53CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 53CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Hershey) Adopted Proceedings 53CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 53CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 470 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2020	2/07/2020	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections
House	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2020	3/16/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Favorable with Amendments {786781/1 Adopted	50 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	50 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	51AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/14/2020	Referred Finance	53AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/18/2020	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable Adopted	53CClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Second Reading Passed	53CClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Hershey) Adopted	53CClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	53CClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2020	3/16/2020	Returned Passed	53 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 470
			Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies and Bill Collections

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