HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 2020
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representatives Farkas and Harrell offered the following:
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14	Amendment to Amendment (637059) (with directory and title
15	amendments)
16	Remove line(s) 18-54, and insert:
17	(7)(a) Each licensed facility not operated by the state
18	shall make available to the public on its Internet website or by
19	other electronic means a list of charges for the top 20 percent
20	of the most frequently used charge items in each hospital’s
21	charge master for both inpatient and outpatient services. The
22	list shall be updated monthly. The facility shall place a
23	notice in the reception areas that such information is available
24	electronically and the website address and provide an electronic
25	link to the agency’s website to determine the average charge per
26	diagnosis-related groups that is available.
27	(b) A health care facility shall, upon request, furnish a
28	patient, prior to provision of medical services, a reasonable
29	estimate of charges for such services. Such estimate shall not
30	preclude the health care provider or health care facility from
31	exceeding the estimate or making additional charges based on
32	changes in the patient’s condition or treatment needs.
33	(c) A licensed facility not operated by the state shall
34	make available to a patient the records that are necessary to
35	verify the accuracy of the patient’s bill within a reasonable
36	time after a request. The verification information must be made
37	available in the facility’s offices. Such records shall be
38	available to the patient prior to and after payment of the bill
39	or claim. The facility may charge its usual charge for providing
40	copies of records as specified in s. 395.3025.
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