HB221 Alabama 2020 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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David Faulkner RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2020
- Title
- Hospitals, require hospitals to bill an injured person's health insurance and only seek compensation from health insurance unless certain circumstances apply, clarifying hospital lien provisions, Secs. 35-11-371, 35-11-372, am'd.
- Description
Existing law provides that a hospital may perfect a lien for reasonable charges for hospital care, treatment, and maintenance of an injured person against any settlement or judgment that a person may receive from parties who are liable for the injury and provides for the administration of matters relating to the lien.
This bill would require a hospital that provides medical treatment to an injured person to seek compensation solely from that person's health insurance provider, with the exception of approved copayments and deductibles, unless certain circumstances apply. This bill would also allow a hospital to perfect a hospital lien against any recovery the injured person may be awarded for injuries by way of settlement or judgment in certain circumstances.
- Subjects
- Hospitals
Bill Actions
Insurance first Substitute Offered
Pending third reading on day 11 Favorable from Insurance with 1 substitute
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance
Bill Text
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Source: Alabama Legislature