HB1450 - Tennessee: Hospitals And Health Care Facilities

Companion Bill SB1912. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires hospitals to post notices prominently that financial assistance may be available to those persons who are unable to pay their hospital debts. - Amends TCA Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB1450 / *SB1912Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1450 / *SB1912 This bill requires hospitals to conspicuously post a sign in the admission and registration areas with the following notice: YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THE HOSPITAL OFFERS TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT [hospital financial assistance representative]. This bill requires that the sign be printed in English and any other language that is the primary language of at least 5 percent of the number of patients served by [...]

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