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FL S0268

FL S0268
Health Care Expenses


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Introduced
03/03/2023
In Committee
03/06/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
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)

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