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H.B. 159

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HOSPITAL BILLS REFLECTION OF

             2     
HOSPITAL PROVIDER ASSESSMENT

             3     
2000 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

             6      AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH; REQUIRING A HOSPITAL TO INCLUDE ON AN
             7      ITEMIZED BILLING STATEMENT ANY AMOUNT CHARGED TO THE PATIENT TO PAY
             8      FOR THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HOSPITAL PROVIDER
             9      ASSESSMENT.
             10      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             11      AMENDS:
             12          26-21-20, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 1997
             13      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             14          Section 1. Section 26-21-20 is amended to read:
             15           26-21-20. Requirement for hospitals to provide statements of itemized charges to
             16      patients.
             17          (1) Each hospital, as defined in Section 26-21-2 , shall provide a statement of itemized
             18      charges to any patient receiving medical care or other services from that hospital.
             19          (2) The statement shall be provided to the patient or his personal representative or agent
             20      at the hospital's expense, either personally or by mail, at the time any statement is provided to any
             21      person or entity for billing purposes. If the statement is not provided to a third party, it shall be
             22      provided to the patient as soon as possible and practicable.
             23          (3) The statement shall itemize:
             24          (a) each of the charges actually provided by the hospital to the patient[.]; and
             25          (b) any amount charged to the patient to pay the assessment imposed by Section
             26      26-40-111 .
             27          (4) The statement may not include charges of physicians who bill separately.

             28          (5) The requirements of this section do not apply to patients who receive services from a
             29      hospital under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
             30          (6) A statement of charges to be paid by a third party and related information provided to
             31      a patient pursuant to this section shall be marked in bold: "DUPLICATE: DO NOT PAY" or other
             32      appropriate language.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-25-00 7:03 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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