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Improper billing for services rendered by SUS can be punished

19/01/2012

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SAO PAULO - The service of the SUS (Unified Health System) charge for procedures that may be punished, if approved the bill 2498/11.

The project provides that the collection will be featured when there is demand for any amount of patients. The measure will apply to procedures such as consultation, supplies, drugs, tests and transportation, among others.

According to the Agency Board, the punishments will be fines of up to permanent suspension of services rendered to SUS. The fines will be charged ten times the amount improperly and, in case of recurrence of 25 times the amount charged to the patient.

The proposal provides that even in case of threat of charges for visits or procedures will be punished with a warning and a fine of regional minimum wage.

determination
The project determines that the findings and penalties executions must take place within a period of 30 days, respecting the right to legal defense and contradictory.

"The gratitude of SUS services is determined by law. No health facility or contracted to the SUS, regardless of their legal nature, you can make any argument in the user charge system, "argued the author of the project, Mr Chico D'angelo (PT-RJ).

conduct
The project will be analyzed by the Social Security and Family and the Constitution and Justice and Citizenship.




Source: InfoMoney

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