| Measure Title: |
RELATING TO HOSPITALS.
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| Report Title: |
DOH; Consumer Protection; Hospital Price Transparency Act; Collection of Debt; Prohibition; Remedies; Medicare Reimbursement Rates; Posting; Performance Assessment; Rules
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| Description: |
Establishes the State's Hospital Price Transparency Act. Prohibits hospitals from taking certain debt collection actions against a patient if the hospital is not in compliance with hospital price transparency laws. Allows patients and patient guarantors to file suit against hospitals in violation. Requires hospitals to make public and post their Medicare reimbursement rates no later than 10/1/25 and deems violations as an unfair and deceptive act or practice. Requires the Department of Health to conduct performance assessments of hospitals for adherence to federal transparency rules annually and make a list of hospitals with poor performance available on its website no later than 2/1/2026. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules.
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| Companion: |
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| Package: |
None
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| Current Referral: |
HHS/CPN, JDC
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| Introducer(s): |
SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, FEVELLA, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS, RICHARDS
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| Act: |
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| Sort by Date | Chamber | Status Text |
| 2/12/2025 | S | The committee on CPN deferred the measure. |
| 2/12/2025 | S | The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |
| 2/11/2025 | S | The committee(s) on HHS/CPN deferred the measure until 02-12-25 9:34AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. |
| 2/6/2025 | S | The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. |
| 1/23/2025 | S | Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC. |
| 1/21/2025 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/17/2025 | S | Introduced. |
S = Senate |
H = House |
D = Data Systems |
$ = Appropriation measure |
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment
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SB953