SB 1952: Health Care Expenses
GENERAL BILL by Rodrigues
Health Care Expenses; Providing additional personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts resulting from services provided in certain licensed facilities; requiring a licensed facility to post on its website a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for shoppable health care services; prohibiting a licensed facility from engaging in extraordinary collection actions to obtain certain payments; requiring each health insurer to provide an insured with an advance explanation of benefits after receiving a patient estimate from a facility for scheduled services, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations -SJ 218 |
| 3/10/2021 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 218 |
| 4/30/2021 | Senate |
• Died in Judiciary |
