Health care provider billing.
Summary
Prohibits billing a patient who receives emergency services: (1) from an out of network provider; and (2) at specified facilities that are in network; for amounts that exceed the cost paid by the patient's insurance plus any deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance amounts. Requires certain health care providers to provide, upon request from the patient, a good faith estimate to the patient for the cost of care at least five business days before a health care service or procedure is provided. Sets forth requirements of the good faith estimate. Requires the patient to acknowledge in writing receipt of the estimate and indicate whether to proceed with the service or procedure.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Feb 10, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-1)
senate
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Smaltz
RRepublican
P
Chris Garten
RRepublican
P
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
P
Jon Ford
RRepublican
Co
Andy Zay
RRepublican
Co
Brad Barrett
RRepublican
Co
CK
Cindy Kirchhofer
RRepublican
Co
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Melton
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
MS
Mark Stoops
DDemocratic
Co
Sue Glick
RRepublican
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