Sec. 20. Bill information.
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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.