PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2033
PRINTER'S NO. 2803
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1553
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PICKETT, FRANKEL, DIAMOND, CALTAGIRONE,
V. BROWN, IRVIN, JAMES, MILLARD, DeLUCA, DRISCOLL,
SCHLOSSBERG, KAUFER, KINSEY, D. COSTA, M. QUINN, SIMMONS,
FABRIZIO, WARREN, WARD, PASHINSKI, ROAE, ENGLISH, EVERETT,
RADER, BIZZARRO, GABLER, WHEELAND, ZIMMERMAN, CORR, MARSHALL
AND WATSON, JUNE 16, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 11, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for the protection of consumers of health care
coverage against surprise balance bills for emergency health
care services or for other covered health care services when
health care services are sought from in-network facilities
PROVIDERS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Section 101. Short title.
Section 102. Definitions.
Chapter 3. Balance Billing and Payment
Section 301. Duty of facilities to provide written disclosure.
Section 302. Surprise balance bills.
Section 303. Direct dispute resolution.
Section 304. Independent dispute resolution.
Section 305. Applicability.
Chapter 5. Insurers COMMUNICATIONS, RECORDS AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 501. Communications to consumers.
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