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| | HB1431 Engrossed | | LRB104 06839 BAB 16875 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Fair Patient Billing Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 12 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 88/12 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12. Facility fee disclosure. If a hospital charges a |
| 8 | | facility fee for outpatient services separate and distinct |
| 9 | | from a professional fee, then the hospital shall develop a |
| 10 | | policy to inform patients as soon as reasonably practicable |
| 11 | | that they may be subject to a facility fee. The policy shall |
| 12 | | include, but not be limited to, the method the facility will |
| 13 | | use to inform patients that they may be charged a facility fee; |
| 14 | | the services and operating expenses generally covered by |
| 15 | | facility fees; the reason for charging a facility fee on the |
| 16 | | patient or patient's health plan; and contact information to |
| 17 | | allow the patient to request more information. |