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IL HB4110

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2015

Primary Sponsor

Esther Golar

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates the Health Care Cost Estimate Act to require medical facilities to provide cost estimates to outpatient patients before discharge.

  • Requires medical facilities to provide patients with an estimate of their out-of-pocket costs for outpatient services received.

  • Requires medical facilities to provide an estimate of the amount covered by the patient's insurance policy, if applicable.

  • Defines "medical facility" as any public or private facility providing outpatient preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, convalescent, rehabilitation, or mental health services.

  • Defines "outpatient services" as preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, convalescent, rehabilitation, or mental health services provided on an outpatient basis.

Legislative Description

HEALTH CARE COST ESTIMATE ACT

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/27/2015

Committee Referrals

Rules3/27/2015
Consumer Protection3/16/2015
Rules2/27/2015

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