Bill Title: Amends the Community Benefits Act. Provides that information made available to the public shall include the number of uninsured patients who have declined or failed to respond to the screening described specified provisions and the 5 most frequent reasons for declining. Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Makes a change in provisions concerning legislative findings. Sets forth provisions concerning screening patients for health insurance and financial assistance. In provisions concerning hospitals pursuing collective action, provides that hospitals and their agents may pursue collective action against an uninsured patient only if the hospital has complied with the screening requirements set forth in specified provisions and exhausted any discount available to the patient under specified provisions. Provides that obligations of hospitals under the amendatory Act Defines terms. Amends the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act. Provides that if a patient declines to apply for a public health insurance program on the basis of concern for immigration-related consequences, the hospital may refer the patient to a free, unbiased resource to address the patient's immigration-related concerns and assist in enrolling the patient in a public health insurance program. Provides that a hospital may still screen the patient for eligibility under its financial assistance policy. Provides that hospitals shall permit an uninsured patient to apply for a discount within 90 days of completion of the screening under specified provisions or denial of an application for a public health insurance program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0323 [HB2719 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2023-08-01	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2023-05-19	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2023-03-24	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2023-02-15	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2023-04-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2023-03-21	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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