October 23, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Lori and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21517.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 21517. (1) A hospital that uses a charge description
master shall make its charge description master available by
posting an electronic copy of the charge description master on the
hospital's internet website. If the hospital has no website, it
shall make a written or electronic copy available at the hospital
location. A hospital shall also post a clear and conspicuous notice
in its emergency department, if any, admissions office, and billing
office informing patients that the hospital's charge description
master is available in the manner described in this subsection. A
hospital shall not enter into any contract that prevents it from
making its charge description master available as required in this
subsection.
(2) Any person may file a claim with the department alleging a
violation of this section. The department shall investigate and
inform the complaining person of its determination whether a
violation has occurred and what action it will take. The department
may impose an administrative fine of up to $1,000.00 per day for a
violation of this section.
(3) As used in this section, "charge description master" means
a uniform schedule of charges represented by the hospital as its
gross billed charge for a given service or item, regardless of
payer type.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 1 year
after the date it is enacted into law.