Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1175
Health care facilities; require to provide certain information to patients regarding changes for services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE TO PERSONS WHO PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR TREATMENT AT THE FACILITY TO A GOOD FAITH BEST ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE PROVIDED TO THE PERSON; TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF EACH OF THE CHARGES FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO OR ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENT, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE PATIENT RECEIVED HEALTH SERVICES FROM THE FACILITY; TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATEMENT HAVE EACH CHARGE INDIVIDUALLY ITEMIZED AND DESCRIBED SPECIFICALLY, NOT GROUPED TOGETHER WITH OTHER CHARGES; TO REQUIRE THAT FOR EACH CHARGE FOR A HEALTH SERVICE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO OR ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENT BY A PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THE STATEMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY THAT PROVIDED THE HEALTH SERVICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives