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AB-2644 Medical billing.(2007-2008)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 127601 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

127601.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any health care provider that directly bills a patient for professional health care services, including hospital services, shall provide in plain English a description of the medical procedure or services for which the patient is billed. For purposes of this section, “plain English” means the inclusion of at least one, but not more than five, lay terms.