26RS HB 278

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Last Action	01/08/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to hospital price transparency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1606
Sponsor	S. Doan
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require hospitals to maintain a publicly available chargemaster of all standard charges, in dollar amounts, and descriptions for all standard facility items or services; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for each facility to use to create the chargemaster, monitor each facility's compliance, and provide administrative penalties; prohibit collective action of debt for noncompliant facilities.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, hospital price transparency, compliance Consumer Protection - Price transparancy, medical services, hospitals, disclosure Health And Medical Services - Price transparency, medical services, hospitals, disclosure Hospitals And Health Facilities - Price transparency, medical services, hospitals, disclosure State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, hospital price transparency, oversight