(a)  Any health care facility licensed under this chapter which is not a participant in a hospital service plan shall post a notice, in a conspicuous place where it can be read by its patients which shall read, in substance, as follows:

To our patients:

This facility does not participate in a hospital service plan. You should know that you will be responsible for the payment of the hospital fees which you incur here.

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(b)  Any licensed health care facility which fails to post a disclosure notice shall not be entitled to charge any of its patients any amount, for hospital fees, in excess of that allowed had the facility participated in a hospital service plan.