The Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs proposes the following amendment (LC-4069.VR0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-7-327(A)(2) and inserting:

  (2) "Healthcare facility" means the same as defined in Section 44-7-130.:
   (a) acute care hospitals;
   (b) psychiatric hospitals;
   (c) alcohol and other substance use disorder hospitals;
   (d) ambulatory surgical facilities;
   (e) hospice facilities;
   (f) radiation therapy facilities;
   (g) rehabilitation facilities;
   (h) residential treatment facilities for child and adolescents;
   (i) intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities; or
   (j) narcotic treatment programs.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, Section 44-7-327(B)(1), by striking the undesignated sentence at the end of subsection (B)(1).

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-7-327(B)(2)(a) and (b) and inserting:

  (2)(a) The healthcare facility must notify the patient in clear and conspicuous language on the primary page of the bill, electronically or in writing, of the availability of obtaining an itemized copy electronically or in writing pursuant to itemsubsection (B)(1) and must offer the patient the ability to indicate the preferred form of the itemized bill by checking an appropriate box on the primary page of the patient bill near the indication of the amount owed.
  (b) A patient may waive the right to receive an itemized bill by marking and initialing at a specified location subsequent to the language notifying the patient of the right to an itemized bill on the primary pageelectronically or in writing. An initial waiver of the right to an itemized bill does not prevent the patient from later receiving an itemized bill upon request.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-7-327(B)(3)(b) and (c) and inserting:

   (b) the amount the healthcare facility alleges is due from the patient for each service and supply provided to the patient; and
   (c) if the healthcare facility sought or is seeking reimbursement from a third party, any billing code submitted to the third party, and the patient's responsibility amount due to the healthcare facility pursuant the third party insurer's explanation of benefits. The third party insurer's explanation of benefits shall set forth a specific explanation of the patient's responsibility amount including, but not limited to, whether the amount is a deductible, coinsurance, or noncovered charges.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-7-327(B)(5) and inserting:

  (5) A healthcare facility may not pursue debt collection against a patient for a provided healthcare service or supply unless the healthcare facility has complied with this sectionprovided an itemized bill to the patient or the patient has waived the right to receive an itemized bill.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.