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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-352" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Hospitals and Related Institutions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “nursing home” means a related institution that is classified as a nursing home.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A nursing home may not assess an interest penalty on charges for services provided to a resident until, whichever is later in time:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>45 days after the nursing home mails an itemized statement of the charges to the person responsible for payment of the charges; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>30 days after the end of the period for which the itemized statement of the charges covers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The nursing home shall include on the itemized statement of charges a statement in bold and conspicuous print as to when interest may be assessed consistent with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
