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