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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
December 8, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives J. Anderson, Joers, C.
Anderson, Clancy, Drake, Emerson, Jacobson, Madison, Moore Omokunde,
Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Snodgrass, Stubbs
and Subeck, cosponsored by Senators Larson,
Smith and Wirch. Referred to
Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
AB785,1,2
1An Act to create 146.904 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring hospitals to
2provide plain-language, itemized billing.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires hospitals to provide each hospital patient with a
plain-language, itemized bill that includes an explanation of all charges, regardless
of the source of payment.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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3Section
1. 146.904 of the statutes is created to read:
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4146.904 Itemized billing required by hospitals. (1) In this section:
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(a) “Hospital” has the meaning given in s. 50.33 (2).
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(b) “Patient” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (3).
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7(2) A hospital shall provide to each hospital patient a plain-language, itemized
8bill, including an explanation of all charges, regardless of the source of payment.
