If a hospital bills a patient for health care services, the hospital shall provide with its bill the following information:

1. (1) the date or dates that health care services were provided to the patient;
2. (2) a brief description of the hospital services;
3. (3) the amount owed for hospital services;
4. (4) hospital contact information for addressing billing inquiries;
5. (5) a statement regarding how an uninsured patient may apply for consideration under the hospital's financial assistance policy on or with each hospital bill sent to an uninsured patient; and

6. (6) notice that the patient may obtain an itemized bill upon request.

   If a hospital bills a patient, then the hospital must provide an itemized statement of charges for the inpatient and outpatient services rendered by the hospital upon receiving a request from the patient.

(Source: P.A. 94-885, eff. 1-1-07.)