First Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 15-0242.01 Brita Darling x2241  HOUSE BILL 15-1141
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Joshi,  Humphrey, Becker J., Brown, Buck, Carver, Conti, Coram, Everett, Klingenschmitt,
 Landgraf, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Rankin, Ransom, Roupe, Saine, Tate, Wilson
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Neville T.,  Woods, Holbert, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Health, Insurance, & Environment
 
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning including the amount of the hospital provider
            fee on patient billing statements.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill removes the statutory prohibition on hospitals from
       including the amount of the hospital provider fee on patient billing
       statements and requires hospitals to include the amount of the fee. 
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-4-402.3, amend
       (3) (f) as follows:
            25.5-4-402.3.  Providers - hospital - provider fees - legislative
       declaration - federal waiver - fund created - rules - advisory board -
       repeal. (3) Hospital provider fee. (f)  A hospital shall not include any
       the amount of the provider fee as a separate line item in its billing
       statements.
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.