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Introduced
03/03/2023
03/03/2023
In Committee
03/06/2023
03/06/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/05/2023
05/05/2023
Introduced Session
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Establishing a 3-year statute of limitations for an action to collect medical debt for services rendered by a health care provider or facility; 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 a minimum number of shoppable health care services; 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.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a 3-year statute of limitations for actions to collect medical debt for services rendered by a licensed health care facility. It also provides additional personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts resulting from services provided in certain licensed facilities. The bill requires licensed facilities to post on their websites a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a minimum number of shoppable health care services and to provide patients with an advance explanation of benefits after receiving a patient estimate from the facility. Additionally, the bill places restrictions on the extraordinary collection actions a facility can take against a patient before making reasonable efforts to determine the patient's eligibility for financial assistance and providing the patient with an itemized bill or statement.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (on 05/05/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/268 |
| Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/268/Analyses/2023s00268.pre.ahs.PDF |
| Analysis - Health Policy (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/268/Analyses/2023s00268.hp.PDF |
| Analysis - Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/268/Analyses/2023s00268.pre.hp.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/268/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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