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SF 2871

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to health; modifying requirements for patient medical billing; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 62J.72, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 62J.72, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Information on patients' medical bills.

A health plan company and
health care provider shall provide patients and enrollees with a copy of an explicit and
intelligible bill whenever the patient or enrollee is sent a bill and is responsible for paying
any portion of that bill. The deleted text begin billsdeleted text end new text begin billnew text end must contain deleted text begin descriptivedeleted text end language deleted text begin sufficient to be
understooddeleted text end new text begin understandablenew text end by the average patient or enrolleenew text begin that describes the services
provided with a reasonable level of detail and the charges for those services. The bill must
contain instructions on how patients or enrollees can get more information about the bill
or ask questions about the billnew text end . This subdivision does not apply to a flat co-pay paid by
the patient or enrollee at the time the service is required.