The bill bans hospitals and clinics from holding patients, their families, or newborns because they cannot pay their bills, and sets up a system that lets patients leave after signing a secured promise to pay, while imposing steep fines and jail time on staff who break the rule.
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HB11490 · Sources: BatasWatch
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Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.