LRB-0614/1
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 13, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Boyle,
Gunderson, Hahn, Hubler, Molepske, Mursau, Nass, Seidel, Sheridan,
Travis
and Turner, cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Coggs and Erpenbach.
Referred to Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
AB71,1,3 1An Act to create 146.97 of the statutes; relating to: requiring that patients be
2informed of health care facility use charges and that the charges be identified
3separately on bills.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires that a health care facility, physician, or employee of the health
care facility or physician notify a patient, before commencement of a physician office
visit, if the health care facility or physician charges for use of the health care facility
during the course of the office visit. The health care facility, physician, or employee
must also, on any bill for services, identify the facility use charge separately from the
physician's service charge.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB71, s. 1 4Section 1. 146.97 of the statutes is created to read:
AB71,1,5 5146.97 Health care facility use charges. (1) In this section:
AB71,1,66 (a) "Health care facility" has the meaning given in s. 150.84 (2).
AB71,2,1
1(b) "Physician" has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).
AB71,2,6 2(2) If a health care facility or a physician charges for use that is made of the
3health care facility during the course of a patient's physician office visit, in addition
4to charging for services provided by the physician, the health care facility, the
5physician, or an employee of the health care facility or physician shall do all of the
6following:
AB71,2,87 (a) Before commencement of the physician office visit, notify a patient that the
8health care facility use charge will be made.
AB71,2,109 (b) Identify, on any bill for services rendered, the health care facility use charge
10separately from the charge for services provided by the physician.
AB71,2,1111 (End)
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