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Requires a hospital to: (1) disclose information concerning payment assistance programs; (2) post signs concerning the programs in specified locations of the hospital; and (3) make information concerning the programs available to individuals through the hospital's patient portal. Requires a hospital to make a reasonable effort to notify individuals of available payment assistance programs before beginning a collection action against the individual. Prohibits the use of downcoding in a specified manner. Prohibits a provider from using an automated process, system, or tool to submit a health benefits claim without the review of a provider or other person involved in the development of the claim for submission. Prohibits an insurer that issues a policy of accident and sickness insurance (insurer) and a health maintenance organization from retroactively reducing the reimbursement rate for any CPT code. Sets forth limitations on the time frame in which an insurer and a health maintenance organization: (1) may request repayment of an overpayment, adjust a subsequent claim, recoup a paid claim, or retroactively audit a paid claim; and (2) is required to correct a payment error to a provider. Provides that if an insurer or a health maintenance organization recoups payment from a provider due to an error in coordination of benefits, the provider may submit a claim for the same services to the appropriate insurer or health maintenance organization.
Latest development · Mar 4, 2026
Public Law 88
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Public Law 88
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 391: yeas 87, nays 0
Signed by the Speaker
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the House with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 248: yeas 46, nays 1
Amendment #4 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
Committee report: Rules Committee Report; adopted voice vote
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L, Crider, Johnson T
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: yeas 85, nays 0
Amendment #4 (McGuire) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Representatives Goss-Reaves, Carbaugh, Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
Representatives Goss-Reaves, Garcia Wilburn, Campbell removed as coauthors
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Campbell added as coauthor
Representative Garcia Wilburn added as coauthor
Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance
Authored by Representative McGuire
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