Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act)
What this bill does
Requiring certain hospitals to provide each patient with a certain written notice related to outpatient facility fees that are charged for services provided at the hospital that is in a certain form; requiring that certain notices be provided to certain patients in certain manners and at certain times; requiring certain hospitals to determine the range of hospital outpatient facility fees and fee estimates; requiring a certain hospital that charges an outpatient facility fee to use a certain range of fees and fee estimates; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kirk Robins, Catherinelobbyist | Maryland Citizens Health Initiative | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blendy, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Grason, Cathy | CareFirst | Oral |
| FWA | O'Connor, Patricia | HEAU | Position only |
| FWA | Terry, Tequilalobbyist | HSCRC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Witten, Jenniferlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | O'Connor, Patricia | OAG, HEAU | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Renfrew, Megan | MHCC | Written (PDF) |