HB694: Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement

Legislative Summary

Requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission, in coordination with the Department of Human Services, the State designated exchange, the Office of the Comptroller, and the Maryland Hospital Association, to develop a process for identifying patients who paid for hospital services but may have qualified for free care during calendar years 2017 through 2021 and for reimbursing the identified patients; requiring hospitals to implement the process by January 1, 2023, unless legislation is required for implementation of the process; etc.