BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6308: Notice of charity care

Requiring hospitals to provide notice of charity care.

Summary

  • Requires a hospital to: (1) Post and prominently display a summary of its charity care policy in areas where patients are admitted and in financial services or billing areas; and (2) Post the summary in all languages spoken by more than ten percent of the population of the hospital service area.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 11, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
January 11, 2018

AN ACT Relating to notice of charity care availability and screening and determination of charity care eligibility;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6308 in other sessions

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