GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 588
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/13/91

Short Title:  Hospitals' Itemized Charges.	(Public)
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April 3, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE HOSPITALS TO ITEMIZE CHARGES ON DISCHARGED PATIENT'S BILL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Part C of Article 5 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 131E-91.  Itemized charges on discharged patient's bill.
All hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities licensed pursuant to this Chapter shall, upon request of the patient within 30 days of discharge, present an itemized list of charges to all discharged patients.
The Commission shall adopt rules to ensure that this section is properly implemented and the Department shall not issue or renew a license under this Chapter unless the applicant has demonstrated that the requirements of this section are being met."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to discharges on or after that date.