§ 20-9-307 - Itemized statement for services, drugs, and supplies. - Arkansas Statutes

20-9-307. Itemized statement for services, drugs, and supplies.

(a) (1) Upon the patient's request at the time of discharge of each patient or at the time of billing the patient or the insurance company for the patient or at the time of billing the patient or the insurance company for the hospital services, drugs, and supplies, each hospital in the state, except those operated by the State of Arkansas, shall furnish to the patient and to the insurance company an itemized listing of all services, drugs, and supplies to be billed to that person while a patient in the hospital.

(2) The itemized statement shall be furnished to the patient and the insurance company no later than thirty (30) days after discharge of the patient.

(3) In addition, at the time of discharge each patient discharged from a hospital in this state shall be advised in writing of his or her right to receive the itemized statement for services, drugs, and supplies required by this section.

(4) The State Board of Health shall adopt rules specifying the items to be included and the manner in which they shall be presented on itemized statements as required in this section.

(b) The administrator or the agent of any hospital who fails or refuses to provide the itemized statement upon request as required in this section or fails or refuses at the time of discharge of any patient to advise the patient of his or her right to receive the itemized statement provided in this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each violation.