CS/SB 1640: Payments for Health Care Services

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy, Collins

Payments for Health Care Services; Establishing a 3-year statute of limitations for an action to collect medical debt for services rendered by certain health care facilities; providing additional personal property exemptions from legal process for medical debts resulting from services provided in certain licensed facilities; requiring certain licensed facilities to post on their respective websites a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a minimum number of shoppable health care services, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/28/2024 12:17 PM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1502 by Collins Health Care Expenses Last Action: 1/5/2024 S Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7089 (Ch. 2024-183)	Similar
  H 7089 (er) by Health & Human Services Committee Transparency in Health and Human Services Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-183	Compare

• Citations - Statute (15)

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  95.11	Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.	Page 3 (pdf)
  222.26		Page 5 (pdf)
  395.301	Price transparency; itemized patient statement or bill; patient admission status notification.	Page 6 (pdf)
  395.3011		Page 9 (pdf)
  475.01	Definitions.	Page 16 (pdf)
  475.611	Definitions.	Page 17 (pdf)
  517.191	Injunction to restrain violations; civil penalties; enforcement by Attorney General.	Page 18 (pdf)
  624.27	Direct health care agreements; exemption from code.	Page 11 (pdf)
  627.446		Page 11 (pdf)
  627.447		Page 12 (pdf)
  627.6387	Shared savings incentive program.	Page 12 (pdf)
  627.6648	Shared savings incentive program.	Page 15 (pdf)
  641.31076	Shared savings incentive program.	Page 15 (pdf)
  768.28	Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs.	Page 18 (pdf)
  787.061	Civil actions by victims of human trafficking.	Page 19 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/5/2024	S	• Filed
  1/11/2024	S	• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Fiscal Policy • Introduced
  2/1/2024	S	• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/6/2024	S	• Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
  2/22/2024	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  2/27/2024	S	• CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
  2/28/2024	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  3/4/2024	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24
  3/6/2024	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 901
  3/7/2024	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 982 • Substituted HB 7089 -SJ 983 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7089 (Ch. 2024-183) -SJ 983