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#2014-787Decree No. 2014-787 on Individual Billing in Healthcare

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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Decree No. 2014-787 outlines the regulations regarding individual billing practices for healthcare services in France. It establishes deadlines for various healthcare establishments to comply with these billing processes, specifically regarding external consultations and hospital services. The decree also provides provisions for extensions under certain conditions such as mergers or software acquisitions.

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Key Changes

  • End of exceptions to billing rules for various healthcare entities by specified deadlines.
  • Extension of deadlines for certain establishments under specific conditions.
  • Regulations on billing hospital services besides consultations.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Public health establishments listed in article R. 6147-1 of the Public Health Code must implement individual billing for external acts and consultations by March 1, 2016

Public health establishments (article R. 6147-1)
operational
high

Regional hospital centers listed in article L. 6141-2 of the Public Health Code must implement individual billing for external acts and consultations by January 1, 2016

Regional hospital centers (article L. 6141-2)
operational
high

Public health establishments listed in article L. 162-22-6(a) of the Social Security Code must implement individual billing for external acts and consultations by January 1, 2015

Public health establishments (article L. 162-22-6(a))
operational
high

Health establishments listed in articles L. 162-22-6(b) and (c) of the Social Security Code must implement individual billing for external acts and consultations by September 1, 2014

Health establishments (articles L. 162-22-6(b) and (c))
operational
medium

Health establishments resulting from a merger between July 1, 2012 and the decree publication date may delay individual billing implementation to March 1, 2016, January 1, 2016, or September 1, 2015 depending on establishment category

Health establishments formed through merger
operational

Affected Parties

Public health establishmentsRegional hospital centers+1 more…

Tags

healthcare,billing,France