§ 24. Disclosure. 1. A health care professional, or a group practice\nof health care professionals, a diagnostic and treatment center or a\nhealth center defined under 42 U.S.C. § 254b on behalf of health care\nprofessionals rendering services at the group practice, diagnostic and\ntreatment center or health center, shall disclose to patients or\nprospective patients in writing or through an internet website the\nhealth care plans in which the health care professional, group practice,\ndiagnostic and treatment center or health center, is a participating\nprovider and the hospitals with which the health care professional is\naffiliated prior to the provision of non-emergency services and verbally\nat the time an appointment is scheduled.\n 2. If a health care professional, or a group practice of health care\nprofessionals, a diagnostic and treatment center or a health center\ndefined under 42 U.S.C. § 254b on behalf of health care professionals\nrendering services at the group practice, diagnostic and treatment\ncenter or health center, does not participate in the network of a\npatient's or prospective patient's health care plan, the health care\nprofessional, group practice, diagnostic and treatment center or health\ncenter, shall: (a) prior to the provision of non-emergency services,\ninform a patient or prospective patient that the amount or estimated\namount the health care professional will bill the patient for health\ncare services is available upon request; and (b) upon receipt of a\nrequest from a patient or prospective patient, disclose to the patient\nor prospective patient in writing the amount or estimated amount or,\nwith respect to a health center, a schedule of fees provided under 42\nU.S.C. § 254b(k)(3)(G)(i), that the health care professional, group\npractice, diagnostic and treatment center or health center, will bill\nthe patient or prospective patient for health care services provided or\nanticipated to be provided to the patient or prospective patient absent\nunforeseen medical circumstances that may arise when the health care\nservices are provided.\n 3. A health care professional who is a physician shall provide a\npatient or prospective patient with the name, practice name, mailing\naddress, and telephone number of any health care provider scheduled to\nperform anesthesiology, laboratory, pathology, radiology or assistant\nsurgeon services in connection with care to be provided in the\nphysician's office for the patient or coordinated or referred by the\nphysician for the patient at the time of referral to or coordination of\nservices with such provider.\n 4. A health care professional who is a physician shall, for a\npatient's scheduled hospital admission or scheduled outpatient hospital\nservices, provide a patient and the hospital with the name, practice\nname, mailing address and telephone number of any other physician whose\nservices will be arranged by the physician and are scheduled at the time\nof the pre-admission testing, registration or admission at the time\nnon-emergency services are scheduled; and information as to how to\ndetermine the healthcare plans in which the physician participates.\n 5. A hospital shall establish, update and make public through posting\non the hospital's website, to the extent required by federal guidelines,\na list of the hospital's standard charges for items and services\nprovided by the hospital, including for diagnosis-related groups\nestablished under section 1886(d)(4) of the federal social security act.\n 6. A hospital shall post on the hospital's website: (a) the health\ncare plans in which the hospital is a participating provider; (b) a\nstatement that (i) physician services provided in the hospital are not\nincluded in the hospital's charges; (ii) physicians who provide services\nin the hospital may or may not participate with the same health care\nplans as the hospital, and; (iii) the prospective patient should check\nwith the physician arranging for
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