§1718-C. Estimate of the total price of a single medical encounter for an uninsured patient
Upon the request of an uninsured patient, a health care entity, as defined in section 1718‑B, subsection 1, paragraph B, shall provide within a reasonable time of the request an estimate of the total price of medical services to be rendered directly by that health care entity during a single medical encounter. If the health care entity is unable to provide an accurate estimate of the total price of a specific medical service because the amount of the medical service to be consumed during the medical encounter is unknown in advance, the health care entity shall provide a brief description of the basis for determining the total price of that particular medical service. If a single medical encounter will involve medical services to be rendered by one or more 3rd-party health care entities, the health care entity shall identify each 3rd-party health care entity to enable the uninsured patient to seek an estimate of the total price of medical services to be rendered directly by each health care entity to that patient. When providing an estimate as required by this section, a health care entity shall also notify the uninsured patient of any charity care policy adopted by the health care entity. [PL 2013, c. 560, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 560, §2 (NEW).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE
Chapter 401: GENERAL PROVISIONS
22 §1701. Program of health services
22 §1702. Hospital surveys (REPEALED)
22 §1703. Acceptance of federal and other funds
22 §1704. Advisory Hospital Council (REPEALED)
22 §1705. Individuals may select own physician
22 §1706. Distribution of antitoxins in emergency
22 §1707. Responsible relatives; duty of hospitals (REPEALED)
22 §1708. Appropriations for aid of public and private hospitals and nursing homes
22 §1709. State-wide plan; advisory council; duties (REPEALED)
22 §1710. Deferred revenue payments
22 §1711. Patient access to hospital medical records
22 §1711-A. Fees charged for records
22 §1711-B. Patient access to treatment records; health care practitioners
22 §1711-C. Confidentiality of health care information
22 §1711-D. Designation of visitors in hospital settings
22 §1711-E. Confidentiality of prescription drug information
22 §1711-G. Designated lay caregivers
22 §1713. Transitional hospital reimbursement (REPEALED)
22 §1714. Debts owed the department by providers (REPEALED)
22 §1714-A. Debts owed the department by providers
22 §1714-B. Critical access hospital reimbursement (REPEALED)
22 §1714-C. Critical access hospital staff enhancement reimbursement
22 §1714-D. Critical access hospital reimbursement
22 §1715. Access requirements applicable to certain health care providers
22 §1716. Charity care guidelines
22 §1717. Registration of personal care agencies and placement agencies
22 §1718. Consumer information
22 §1718-A. Consumer information regarding health care practitioner prices (REPEALED)
22 §1718-B. Consumer information regarding health care entity prices
22 §1718-C. Estimate of the total price of a single medical encounter for an uninsured patient
22 §1718-E. Prohibition on fees for transferring a patient or a patient's medical records
22 §1718-F. Disclosure related to observation status for Medicare patients
22 §1720. Nursing facility medical director reimbursement
22 §1721. Prohibition on payment for health care facility mistakes or preventable adverse events
22 §1722. Voluntary restraint (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1721)
22 §1724. Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1723)
22 §1725. Neuropsychological and psychological evaluations
22 §1726. Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
22 §1727. Cooperation with law enforcement (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 22, SECTION 1726)