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#2018-513Decree No. 2018-513 on Individual Billing in Healthcare Establishments

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

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🇬🇧 English

This decree outlines the end dates for exceptions to individual billing regulations in French healthcare establishments. Initially set exceptions are mainly expiring by March 2020, with some hospital establishments granted an extension up to March 2021 if they have new billing software. Specific billing exceptions extend to March 2022 for certain hospital services and pharmaceutical specialties.

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Key Changes

  • End of billing exceptions for healthcare packages by March 2020 with possible extension for some establishments.
  • Extension up to March 2022 for billing of certain hospital services and pharmaceuticals.
  • Deadline adjustments for hospitals with new billing software.

Obligations

What this law requires

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Healthcare establishments must cease billing exemptions for forfaits listed in article R. 162-33-1 (items 2°, 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°) and associated consultations/procedures by March 1, 2020 at the latest

French healthcare establishments
operational
high

Healthcare establishments that acquired new billing software with production implementation between January 1 and July 1, 2020 may request extension of billing exemptions until March 1, 2021 instead of March 1, 2020

French healthcare establishments with new billing software
operational
high

Healthcare establishments must cease billing exemptions for hospital services (article R. 162-33-1, item 1°) by March 1, 2022 at the latest

French healthcare establishments
operational
high

Healthcare establishments with follow-up care and rehabilitation activities that also operate other authorized care activities must cease billing exemptions for external acts and consultations by March 1, 2020 at the latest

Healthcare establishments with multi-activity authorization in follow-up care and rehabilitation
operational
high

Healthcare establishments specialized only in follow-up care and rehabilitation activities must cease billing exemptions for external acts and consultations by March 1, 2022 at the latest

Specialized follow-up care and rehabilitation healthcare establishments
operational

Affected Parties

Healthcare establishments in FranceHospital services using specific billing exceptions

Tags

healthcare,billing,regulation