Bill Summary for S 825 (2015-2016)
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AN ACT EXPANDING HOSPITAL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO CHARITY CARE, PATIENT REVENUES, INCOME, AND CAPITAL ASSETS AND IMPROVEMENTS; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICE REGULATION, FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THESE REQUIREMENTS.Intro. by Wells, Rucho.
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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition. Amends GS 131E-214.14 as follows.
Amends subsection (a1) to require each hospital or ambulatory surgical facility to disclose its financial assistance costs restated at current Medicare rates and in the three ways specified (previously, did not require costs to be restated at current Medicare rates).
Clarifies that the Department's posting of the disclosed financial assistance costs required by subsection (a1) on the Department's website be in a manner pursuant to subsection (a5) of the statute (was, pursuant to subsection (a4) of the statute).
Makes a clarifying change to subsection (a5).
Amends the definition of hospital to exempt from the definition a facility that operates on a for-profit basis and does not meet the definition contained in GS 131E-6(6) (defining nonprofit association and nonprofit corporation as it applies to Article 2 of GS Chapter 131E, the Municipal Hospital Act).