2025 Session
Last amended: 2009 session
§ 62J.83 — Reduced Payment Amounts Permitted
Plain-Language Summary
Allows providers to accept reduced payments from patients who cannot afford full charges.
62J.83 REDUCED PAYMENT AMOUNTS PERMITTED.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 148 or any other provision of law to the contrary, a health care provider may provide care to a patient at a discounted payment amount, including care provided for free.
(b) This section does not apply in a situation in which the discounted payment amount is not permitted under federal law.
History:
2006 c 255 s 26; 2008 c 344 s 56; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 88
History: History: 2006 c 255 s 26; 2008 c 344 s 56; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 88
Practical Notes
Providers can offer lower prices to patients with financial hardship without violating other laws.