Bill Text: IL HB4110 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Health Care Cost Estimate Act. Provides that if a person is provided outpatient services by a medical facility, then before that person is discharged from the medical facility, the medical facility must provide that person with an estimate of his or her out-of-pocket costs for the outpatient services and, if applicable, an estimate of the amount covered by his or her insurance policy. Defines "medical facility" and "outpatient services".

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4110 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB4110-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB4110 Introduced , by Rep. Esther Golar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Health Care Cost Estimate Act. Provides that if a person is provided outpatient services by a medical facility, then before that person is discharged from the medical facility, the medical facility must provide that person with an estimate of his or her out-of-pocket costs for the outpatient services and, if applicable, an estimate of the amount covered by his or her insurance policy. Defines "medical facility" and "outpatient services".
LRB099 08597 RPS 28760 b
A BILL FOR
HB4110 LRB099 08597 RPS 28760 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health
Care Cost Estimate Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Medical facility" means any public or private facility
that provides, on an outpatient basis, preventive, diagnostic,
therapeutic, convalescent, rehabilitation, or mental health
services.
"Outpatient services" means any preventive, diagnostic,
therapeutic, convalescent, rehabilitation, or mental health
service provided on an outpatient basis.
Section 10. Cost estimate for outpatient services. If a
person is provided outpatient services by a medical facility,
then before that person is discharged from the medical
facility, the medical facility must provide that person with an
estimate of his or her out-of-pocket costs for the outpatient
services and, if applicable, an estimate of the amount covered
by his or her insurance policy.