CS/HB 999 (2019) -  Medical Billing

General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee and Toledo
Medical Billing: Provides personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts; requires licensed facility to provide cost estimate to patient under certain conditions; prohibits facility from charging patient amount exceeding cost estimate by set threshold; requires facility to provide patient written explanation of excess charges; requires facility to establish internal grievance process to allow patients to dispute charges; prohibits facility from engaging in certain collection activities.
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Health Policy on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1514 Subject: Medical Billing Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 4/10/2019 1:35:27 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 4/8/2019 12:44:21 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee 4/2/2019 5:53:33 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee 3/29/2019 7:41:06 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Market Reform Subcommittee 3/7/2019 12:19:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Market Reform Subcommittee 3/6/2019 1:02:27 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/17/2019 04:03 PM   Yeas: 113 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 162] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Policy Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Received -SJ 465 Time: 04/24/2019 - 6:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 465 Time: 04/24/2019 - 9:20 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/23/2019 - 11:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/23/2019 - 11:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 1 Time: 04/17/2019 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/17/2019 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/17/2019 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/17/2019) Time: 04/11/2019 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/11/2019 - 5:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/11/2019 - 5:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/10/2019 - 9:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/10/2019 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 04/10/2019 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee Time: 04/10/2019 - 1:34 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee Time: 04/09/2019 - 7:49 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda Time: 04/05/2019 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 04/02/2019 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 04/02/2019 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 04/02/2019 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/29/2019 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/07/2019 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health Market Reform Subcommittee Time: 03/07/2019 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Health Market Reform Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee Time: 03/07/2019 - 11:13 AM Member: Committee: Health Market Reform Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2019 - 11:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Health Market Reform Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/05/2019 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Health Market Reform Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Market Reform Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Health Market Reform Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee Time: 02/28/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Health Market Reform Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/21/2019 - 11:08 AM Member: Toledo Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
222.26 SB 1514
395.301 CS/HB 813, CS/HB 843, SB 1514, CS/SB 7078
395.3011 SB 1514