CS/HB 1329 (2012) -  Health Care Consumer Protection

General Bill by Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee and Corcoran
Health Care Consumer Protection: Revises Florida Patient's Bill of Rights & Responsibilities to require certain health care practitioners to publish & distribute schedule of charges for services provided to patients; specifies text display requirements; exempts primary care providers who voluntarily published & maintained schedule of charges within specified dates; defines terms "diagnostic-imaging center" & "urgent care center"; requires that urgent care centers, ambulatory surgical centers, & diagnostic-imaging centers publish & post schedule of charges for services provided to patients; specifies text display requirements; requires schedule to be in language comprehensible to layperson; specifies posted size & allows for electronic posting; provides exception; provides for fines; adds failure to comply with provisions of s. 381.026, F.S., to grounds for discipline of health care practitioner; prohibits provider of emergency medical care & services from billing patient; prohibits certain providers of nonemergency medical care & services from billing patient directly; requires insurers to inform insured of certain providers who may bill insured for medical services; requires hospitals to disclose to certain patients which of its contracted providers will treat patients & which of those may bill patients directly; provides exception; requires hospitals to provide contact information for those providers to patient; requires certain providers in hospital to inform certain patients in writing whether they will be billed directly; requires certain providers in hospital to provide to patient estimate of amount to be billed directly by provider; prohibits certain providers from directly billing patient if actual charges are 200 percent or more greater than estimate provided to patient; releases patient from liability if provider fails to disclose billing information; provides exception.
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160) on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 787 Subject: Health Care Facilities Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1419 Subject: Health Care Facilities Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1884 Subject: Health Regulation by the Agency for Health Care Administration Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee 1/31/2012 7:40:55 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee 1/24/2012 8:37:34 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health & Human Services Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160) Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/06/2012 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/06/2012 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/01/2012 - 6:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 02/01/2012 - 7:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19(a) Time: 02/01/2012 - 7:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 01/31/2012 - 7:39 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 01/25/2012 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/23/2012 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2012 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/12/2012 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2012 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2012 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 01/12/2012 - 11:18 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/10/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/06/2012 - 1:27 PM Member: Corcoran Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
56.072
381.026 SB 248, SB 896, HB 4015, HB 7007*
383.50 HB 837, SB 1024
390.011 CS/HB 277, SB 290, CS/HB 839, HB 1151, SB 1374
394.4787 CS/CS/HB 1419*
395.002 CS/CS/SB 1316, CS/CS/HB 1419*, CS/CS/CS/SB 1568, CS/CS/SB 1884, CS/HB 7133*
395.003 CS/CS/HB 1419*, CS/CS/CS/SB 1568, CS/CS/SB 1884
395.107 CS/CS/SB 1884
395.602 CS/CS/HB 1419*, CS/CS/SB 1884
395.701
408.051
409.905 HB 1201, CS/SB 1392*, CS/SB 1646, SB 1988, HB 5301*
409.97 CS/CS/HB 1419*
409.975 SB 896, CS/CS/HB 1419*, CS/CS/SB 1884*, HB 7007*
456.072 CS/CS/HB 119*, SB 248, HB 1007, CS/CS/CS/HB 1263*, HB 4015
468.505
627.6131 HB 983, SB 1378
627.6385
627.736 CS/CS/HB 119*, SB 254, HB 523, HB 1007, CS/CS/HB 1101*, CS/CS/HB 1419*, CS/CS/SB 1620, CS/CS/SB 1860
766.118
766.316 HB 4127
812.014

(*) Not the latest version