H1907B3133A06489 AJB:JSL 04/03/14 #90 A06489
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1907 (As amended by A06442)
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE DELISSIO
Printer's No. 3133
1Amend Bill, page 1, line 3 through 13 (A06442), by striking
2out all of said lines and inserting
3Amend Bill, page 1, lines 9 through 16, by striking out all
4of said lines and inserting
5Section 2. (Reserved).
6Amend Bill, page 2, lines 2 through 30; page 3, lines 1
7through 3, by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
8inserting
9(a) Duty.--Upon determining a patient's observation status,
10a hospital shall provide notice to a patient or patient's legal
11representative of the patient's outpatient or inpatient status,
12the billing implications of the outpatient status and
13information that provides a general description of outpatient
14observation status. The hospital shall provide oral and written
15notice to the patient or the patient's legal representative if
16there is a change to the patient's status.