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HB3593 - 104th General Assembly
FAIR PATIENT BILLING
House Sponsors
Rep. Dagmara Avelar, Laura Faver Dias, Rita Mayfield, Barbara Hernandez, Hoan Huynh, Nicolle Grasse and Maura Hirschauer
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Requires that a hospital's obligation to patients under the Act shall cover all health care services, including, but not limited to, on-site health care services provided by a non-hospital entity. Provides that, in the event the hospital outsources health care services to an individual or entity that is separate from the hospital within the hospital facility or otherwise on the hospital site, the hospital's obligations under the Act continue as though the hospital had provided the health care services. Requires a hospital to ensure that the individual or entity contracted to provide health care services agrees in writing to operate under the hospital's financial assistance policy, screening obligations, collections provisions, and all other provisions of the Act, and requires a hospital to ensure that a hospital agent or on-site provider of outsourced health care services complies with the Act. Amends the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act to establish similar requirements for hospitals. Provides that a hospital shall include charges from the third-party individual or entity when calculating the charge, discount, or collectible amount applicable under the Act.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/07/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 02/18/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 02/18/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 02/19/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 02/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 02/27/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 03/11/2025 | House | Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 03/18/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 008-005-000 |
| 03/19/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/07/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 04/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 04/07/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 04/08/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 04/08/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 04/09/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 04/11/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 04/11/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |