Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1756
                        Barcode 150510
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11  The Committee on Health Regulation (Fasano) recommended the
12  following substitute for amendment (674846):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 1, lines 14-19, delete those lines
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17  and insert:  
18         (4)  A hospital may charge a fee for a service provided
19  to an uninsured patient having a net household income of less
20  than $125,000 which is no higher than the highest fee the
21  hospital has agreed to accept as a payment from an insurer or
22  health maintenance organization for the same service.
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26  And the title is amended as follows:
27         On page 1, lines 3-7, delete those lines
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29  and insert:
30         408.50, F.S.; authorizing a hospital to charge
31         a fee for a service provided to an uninsured
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    8:45 AM   03/21/07                              s1756.hr11.04b

Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1756 Barcode 150510 1 patient having a net household income of less 2 than $125,000; limiting the amount of such fee; 3 providing an effective date. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 8:45 AM 03/21/07 s1756.hr11.04b