Amend CSSB 1738 in SECTION 2, page 3, line 42-46, strike the 
following:    
	"(c) Before any nonemergency treatment or service is 
performed and before a consumer is discharged from a facility, the 
facility shall disclose to the consumer the consumer's right to 
receive a written estimate of the charges for any procedure, 
service, or supply."

and replace with the following:                                               
	"(c) The facility shall provide a written estimate of the 
facility's charges for any procedure, service, or supply upon 
request and before an elective admission or scheduling of 
nonemergency outpatient procedures or services.  The written 
estimate must be provided within a reasonable time based on the 
number of charge estimates requested and whether the request was 
made during normal operating hours of the facility's business 
office.  The facility must advise the consumer that:
		(1)  the request for a written estimate of charges may 
result in a delay in the scheduling and provision of the procedure, 
service, or supply; and
		(2)  the consumer may be personally liable for payment 
of the procedure, service or supply depending on the consumer's 
health benefit plan coverage."