Illinois Senate Bill 3499 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Health Care Billing Practices Act. Requires a health care provider who provides treatment to a minor child to proportionally bill each parent for any amount that is not covered by insurance for the child if the billing amount due, after payment by the insurer, if any, is in excess of $50 and either the custodial or non-custodial parent has provided the health care provider with a certified copy of the court order requiring the proportional payment of the health care expenses of the child. Provides that a parent taking a child to visit a health care provider shall be responsible to provide the health care provider with the most recent copy of any court order that proportions payment of health care expenses between the custodial and non-custodial parent. Provides that the provisions of the Act apply only to billing practices of a health care provider and shall not limit the health care provider's ability to collect unpaid medical expenses. Effective immediately.

HLTH CARE BILLING PRACTICE ACT

Sen. Dale Risinger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-08		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2010-03-04		To Insurance Subcommittee on Insurance Mandates
2010-02-24		Assigned to Insurance
2010-02-10		Referred to Assignments
2010-02-10		First Reading
2010-02-10		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale E. Risinger

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3499&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB3499.htm