SB 268 (2023) -  Health Care Expenses

General Bill by Brodeur
Health Care Expenses: Establishing a 3-year statute of limitations for an action to collect medical debt for services rendered by a health care provider or facility; providing additional personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts resulting from services provided in certain licensed facilities; requiring a licensed facility to post on its website a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a minimum number of shoppable health care services; requiring each health insurer to provide an insured with an advance explanation of benefits after receiving a patient estimate from a facility for scheduled services, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/04/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 04/18/23 8:30 AM
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1413 Subject: Health Care Expenses Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 4/11/2023 10:37:35 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 4/4/2023 1:04:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 4/2/2023 5:58:26 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/13/2023 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/12/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/06/2023 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 04/04/2023 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Time: 04/04/2023 - 11:16 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/30/2023 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Time: 03/06/2023 - 12:31 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/03/2023 - 9:57 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
95.11 CS/CS/CS/HB 85, CS/CS/SB 236, CS/SB 360, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413, CS/HB 7045, SB 7064
222.26 CS/HB 1413
395.301 CS/HB 1351, CS/HB 1413
395.3011 CS/HB 1413
475.01 CS/CS/SB 236, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413
475.611 CS/CS/SB 236, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413
517.191 CS/SB 180*, CS/CS/SB 236, CS/CS/HB 253*, CS/CS/HB 837, CS/HB 1413
627.445 CS/SB 670, CS/CS/HB 721, CS/HB 1413
627.6387 CS/HB 1351*, CS/HB 1413
627.6648 CS/HB 1351*, CS/HB 1413
641.31076 CS/HB 1351*, CS/HB 1413
768.28 SB 32, CS/HB 33, CS/SB 56, CS/SB 150, SB 156, HB 281, CS/HB 401, CS/HB 543, SB 604, CS/CS/CS/HB 875, CS/SB 1384, CS/HB 1413, CS/HB 6015, HB 7011, HB 7059

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