Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 488 Ì216436.Î216436 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: RCS . 03/11/2014 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— following: 1 Senate Amendment 2 3 Delete lines 99 - 124 4 and insert: 5 A patient is responsible for reviewing a document presented 6 by a health care facility upon admission for treatment informing 7 the patient that he or she may be charged for out-of-network 8 physician services. 9 A patient is responsible for assuring that the financial 10 obligations of his or her health care are fulfilled as promptly 11 as possible. 12 A patient is responsible for following health care facility 13 rules and regulation affecting patient care and conduct. 14 15 Section 2. Subsection (12) of section 395.301, Florida 16 Statutes, is created to read: 17 395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed 18 by the agency.— 19 (12) Before services are rendered, a patient shall be 20 presented with a document informing the patient that he or she 21 may be charged for out-of-network physician services. The 22 patient may sign the document, thereby indicating that he or she 23 has reviewed the information contained therein, or, if the 24 patient declines to sign, the licensed facility employee who 25 presents the document to the patient may sign the document to 26 verify that the patient was presented with the information.