Bill Text: CT SB00469 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 469 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Disclosure Of Facility Fees To Patients.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-22 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [SB00469 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00469-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 469*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 2297
		02297
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF FACILITY FEES TO PATIENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 19a-508c of the general statutes be amended to require each hospital or hospital-based facility to disclose to each patient, in writing prior to providing services to the patient, a detailed explanation of any facility fee, including the total fee and the patient's potential out-of-pocket cost after applying any insurance coverage or other reimbursement.

Statement of Purpose:

To enhance health care consumers' rights by requiring greater accountability and transparency from the state's hospitals with regard to facility fees.