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HB 959: Medical Billing

GENERAL BILL by Duggan ; Buchanan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Robinson ; Rodriguez, A.M.

Medical Billing; Provides personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts; requires licensed facility to provide cost estimate to patient or prospective patient under certain conditions; prohibits facility from charging amount exceeding cost estimate by set threshold; requires facility to provide patient written explanation of excess charges; requires facility to establish internal grievance process to allow patients to dispute charges; prohibits facility from engaging in certain collection activities.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/16/2019 House • Filed
    1/3/2020 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 82
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 82
    1/16/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 01/21/20, 3:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
    1/21/2020 House • Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 421
    • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 421
    1/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    1/28/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 463
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 463
    2/4/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
    2/6/2020 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 526
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 526
    2/13/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
    2/19/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 599
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/20/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 618
    • Passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 1 -HJ 618
    2/26/2020 Senate • In Messages
    2/27/2020 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 366
    3/2/2020 Senate • Received -SJ 366
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Policy

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  • HB 959, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/16/2019 at 8:27 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Market Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2020 (pdf)
    Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2020 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1664 Medical Billing Albritton Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Health Policy Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/20/2020 6:20 PM House 116 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    222.26 Page 2 (pdf)
    395.301 Price transparency; itemized patient statement or bill; patient admission status notification. Page 2 (pdf)
    395.3011 Page 5 (pdf)

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