SENATE BILL 776

Sponsored By:

Senator Della

Entitled:

Health Services Cost Review Commission - Financial Assistance and Debt Collection Policies

Synopsis:

Requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to require specified hospitals to develop a financial assistance policy for providing free care and reduced-cost care to specified patients; requiring a hospital to post a specified notice in the billing office; requiring each hospital to develop an information sheet that meets specified requirements; requiring the Commission to establish requirements for the information sheet and review each hospital's implementation of and compliance with the requirements; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Finance

2/11

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

2/12

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/27

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/29

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

4/6

Returned Passed

House Action

3/28

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

4/6

Re-referred Health and Government Operations

4/7

Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.

4/9

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/7

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 310

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.

Debt Collection -see also- Attachments and Garnishments

Disclosure

Fines

Health Services Cost Review Commission

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Interest

Judgments

Medical Assistance

Notices

Patients

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Reports

Rules and Regulations

Uncompensated Care

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-214 , 19-214.1 , 19-214.2 , 19-214.3 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

Senate

Number: 217173/01     Offered on: March 30, 2009   at: 4:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 29, 2009: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House

April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-0)