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Bill to ban many hospital-affiliated clinic "facility fees" advances after amendment clarifies enforcement role
Summary
Sen. Umu Verbatten sponsored a bill to ban facility fees charged by hospital-affiliated clinics and require annual reporting; the committee adopted an amendment specifying enforcement by the attorney general and MDH and laid the bill over to Health & Human Services.
Senate File 1503 would prohibit charging facility fees for non-emergency services at provider-based clinics and require hospitals to report facility-fee data annually to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). On March 28 the Judiciary Committee considered the bill'primarily to confirm enforcement provisions.
Melissa Finnegan, who described a personal family experience with an unexpected clinic facility fee, said current law requiring notice is inadequate and that consumers need an enforceable remedy. Finnegan recounted a pediatric specialty appointment where a $423…
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