(210 ILCS 88/20)
Sec. 20. Bill information. If a hospital bills a patient for health care services, the hospital shall provide with its bill the following information:
(1) the date or dates that health
care services were provided to the patient;
(2) a brief description of the
hospital services;
(3) the amount owed for hospital
services;
(4) hospital contact information for
addressing billing inquiries;
(5) a statement regarding how an
uninsured patient may apply for consideration under the hospital's financial assistance policy on or with each hospital bill sent to an uninsured patient; and
(6) notice that the patient may obtain
an itemized bill upon request.
If a hospital bills a patient, then the hospital must provide an itemized statement of charges for the inpatient and outpatient services rendered by the hospital upon receiving a request from the patient.
(Source: P.A. 94-885, eff. 1-1-07.)
Sections: Previous 1 5 10 15 20 25 27 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 70 Next
Last modified: February 18, 2015