Hospital Discounted Care
Page Updated: April 22, 2024
CHA Advocacy Principle: Reforms should support affordability through transparency, accountability, and shared responsibility, including from state agencies implementing legislation.
What Has Been Completed:
Origin: House Bill 21-1198, which went into effect Sept. 1, 2022, codifies charity care laws and establishes requirements for how hospitals screen, bill, and collect payments from low-income patients.
Background: The rules govern the process for how hospitals screen, bill, and collect payments from low-income patients. They cover any medically necessary services provided in acute care and critical access hospitals, as well as freestanding emergency departments.
Outstanding Items:
CHA continues to work with members to identify and address operational barriers to success through both the regulatory and legislative process.
Resources:
- CHA Hospital Discounted Care Page
- CHA Hospital Discounted Care Executive Brief
- HCPF Hospital Discounted Care Webpage
- HCPF Hospital Discounted Care Operations Manual
- Hospital Discounted Care Data Template
- Hospital Discounted Care HCPF Contact Information: [email protected]
Hospital Discounted Care HCPF Contact Information: [email protected]
Meetings/Dates of Note:
- Every Other Wednesday: HCPF Office Hours: 9 – 10 a.m. (Zoom link here)
- Sept. 1: Data reporting template due
CHA Staff Contact: CHA Staff Contact: Adeline Ewing, CHA manager of public policy, [email protected]