SB 1664: Medical Billing
GENERAL BILL by Albritton
Medical Billing; Providing additional personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts resulting from services provided in certain licensed facilities; revising requirements for hospitals and certain other licensed facilities in providing estimates of charges to patients or prospective patients; prohibiting hospitals and certain other licensed facilities from engaging in extraordinary collection actions to obtain payment for services under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2020 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/17/2020 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 163 |
| 1/22/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 163 |
| 3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Policy |
