| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to health care; amending s. 408.50, F.S.; |
| 3 | requiring that a health care provider charge certain |
| 4 | uninsured patients the highest fee for a service that |
| 5 | would be accepted if all or a portion of the payment were |
| 6 | made by an insurer; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 408.50, |
| 11 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 408.50 Prospective payment arrangements.-- |
| 13 | (4) A health care provider shall charge each uninsured |
| 14 | patient having a net household income of less than $125,000 the |
| 15 | highest fee for a service which the physician has agreed to |
| 16 | accept as full payment for the same service when all or a |
| 17 | portion of the payment for that same service is made through an |
| 18 | insurer. |
| 19 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |