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The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Gaetz) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 97-132

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and insert:

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     Section 4.  Present subsections (8), (9), and (10) of

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section 395.301, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as

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subsections (9), (10), and (11), respectively, and a new

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subsection (8) is added to that section to read:

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     395.301  Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed

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by the agency.--

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     (8) Each licensed facility that is not operated by the

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state shall provide any uninsured person seeking planned

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nonemergency elective admission a written good faith estimate of

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reasonably anticipated charges for the facility to treat such

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person. The estimate must be provided to the uninsured person

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within 7 business days after the person notifies the facility and

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the facility confirms that the person is uninsured. The estimate

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may be the average charges for that diagnosis-related group or

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the average charges for that procedure. Upon request, the

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facility shall notify the person of any revision to the good

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faith estimate. Such estimate does not preclude the actual

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charges from exceeding the estimate. The facility shall also

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provide to the uninsured person a copy of any facility discount

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and charity care discount policies for which the uninsured person

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may be eligible. The facility shall place a notice in the

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reception area where such information is available. Failure to

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provide the estimate as required by this sub section shall result

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in a fine of $500 for each instance of the facility's failure to

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provide the requested information.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 19-22

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and insert:

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requiring certain licensed facilities to provide a written

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estimate within a certain period of time to an uninsured

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person seeking planned nonemergency elective admission;

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requiring the facility to notify the person if the

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estimate is revised; requiring the facility to provide the

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person with a copy of any discount or charity care

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discount policies for which such person may be eligible;

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requiring the facility to place a notice in the reception

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area where such information is available; imposing a

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monetary penalty if the facility fails to provide the

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requested information; amending s. 408.05, F.S.;

4/7/2008  3:02:00 PM     4-06819-08