Bill Text - HB1316 (2016)

Relative to hospital rates for self-pay patients.


Revision: May 31, 2016, midnight

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CHAPTER 139

HB 1316 - FINAL VERSION

 

2016 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL\t1316

 

AN ACT\trelative to hospital rates for self-pay patients.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Hunt, Ches. 11

 

COMMITTEE:\tCommerce and Consumer Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

\tThe bill clarifies the law covering hospital rates for self-pay patients.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to hospital rates for self-pay patients.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

\t139:1  Hospital Rates for Self-Pay Patients.  Amend RSA 151:12-b to read as follows:

\t151:12-b  Hospital Rates for Self-Pay Patients.  When billing self-pay patients for a service rendered, a hospital shall accept as payment in full an amount no greater than the amount generally billed and received by the hospital for that service for patients covered by health insurance.  A hospital shall determine the amount generally billed to health carriers in a manner consistent with Section 9007 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.  A hospital shall provide written notice to a self-pay patient in advance of providing a service and at the time the service is billed regarding the requirements under this section.  For the purposes of this section "hospital'' means an institution which is engaged in providing to patients, under supervision of physicians, diagnostic and therapeutic services for medical diagnosis, treatment, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of such persons.  The term "hospital'' includes psychiatric and substance abuse treatment hospitals.  In this section, "self-pay" means a patient seeking care at a hospital who does not have any form of insurance, including, but not limited to, health insurance, MedPay coverage, or any other liability coverage.  

\t139:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 27, 2016

Effective Date: July 26, 2016