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PA HB79
Bill
Status
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Arvind Venkat
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AI Summary
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Department of Health must develop a uniform statewide application for hospital financial assistance, a one-page eligibility summary template, and a brief statement about financial assistance availability within 180 days of enactment
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Hospitals must post financial assistance policies and forms online, provide the eligibility summary to all patients at intake and discharge, and include the uniform statement on all bills, estimates, and admittance/discharge paperwork
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Patients who submit a completed financial assistance application are not liable for bills until the hospital renders a decision on their application
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All hospitals with financial assistance policies must submit their full policies and eligibility summaries to the Department of Health for publication on the department's public website
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Applies to all nonprofit and private hospitals in Pennsylvania with hospital-based financial assistance policies; disclosure and reporting requirements take effect 270 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs and for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.
Last Action
Referred to Health & Human Services
5/22/2025