SB 889 — Hospitals; requiring hospitals to make public certain file and list; authorizing compliance monitoring and enforcement; prohibiting certain collection actions. Effective date.

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Any code used by the hospital for purposes of accounting or billing for the hospital item or service, including the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, the Healthcare Common Procedure CodingENR. System (HCPCS) code, the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) code, the National Drug Code (NDC), or other common identifier.

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889 Page 5 Coding System (HCPCS) code, the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) code, the National Drug Code (NDC), or other common identifier.

If the hospital operates multiple locations and maintains a single Internet website, the list required ENGR.under subsection A of this section shall be posted for each location the hospital operates in a manner that clearly associates the list with the applicable location of the hospital.

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889 Page 6 under subsection A of this section shall be posted for each location the hospital operates in a manner that clearly associates the list with the applicable location of the hospital.

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Except as provided by subsection C of this section, a hospital shall maintain and make publicly available a list of the standard charges described by Section 3 of this act for each of at ENGR.

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Except as provided by subsection C of this section, a hospital shall maintain and make publicly available a list of the standard charges described by Section 3 of this act for each of at least three hundred shoppable services provided by the hospital.

the payor-specific negotiated charge that applies to each shoppable service included on the list and any ENGR.ancillary service, listed by the name of the third- party payor and plan associated with the charge and displayed in a manner that clearly associates the charge with the third-party payor and plan, c.

the discounted cash price that applies to each shoppable service included on the list and any ENR.

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the discounted cash price that applies to each shoppable service included on the list and any ancillary service or, if the hospital does not offer a discounted cash price for one or more of the shoppable or ancillary services on the list, the gross charge for the shoppable service or ancillary service, as applicable, d.

any code used by the hospital for purposes of accounting or billing for each shoppable service included on the list and any ancillary service, including the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code, the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) code, ENGR.the National Drug Code (NDC), or other common identifier;

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S.Updated in the manner prescribed by subsection G of Section of this act for the list required under that section.

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Updated in the manner prescribed by subsection G of Section 3 of this act for the list required under that section.

SECTIONENR. 5.

NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-725.15 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-725.15 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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respond to the Department’s request to submit a corrective action plan, or ENGR.b.

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A hospital that is not in material compliance with this act on the date that items or services are purchased from or provided to ENGR.a patient by the hospital shall not initiate or pursue collection action against the patient or patient guarantor for a debt owed for the items or services.

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889 Page 14 a patient by the hospital shall not initiate or pursue collection action against the patient or patient guarantor for a debt owed for the items or services.

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Shall dismiss or cause to be dismissed any court action with prejudice and pay any reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the patient or patient guarantor relating to the action;

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Shall remove or cause to be removed from the patient’s or patient guarantor’s credit report any report made to a consumer reporting agency relating to the debt.

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Shall dismiss or cause to be dismissed any court action with prejudice and pay any reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the patient or patient guarantor relating to the action;

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Shall remove or cause to be removed from the patient’s or patient guarantor’s credit report any report made to a consumer reporting agency relating to the debt.

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REPEALERAMENDATORY 63 O.S.

2021, SectionsSection 1-725.1,1-725.2, 1-is 725.2,amended 1-725.3,to 1-725.4,read andas 1-725.5,follows: are hereby repealed.

Section 1-725.2.

As used in the Transparency in Health Care Prices Act:

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"Agency" means a government department, agency or a government-created entity;

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"CPT code" means the Current Procedural Terminology code, or its successor code, as developed and copyrighted by the American Medical Association or its successor entity;

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"Health care facility" means a facility licensed or certified by the State Department of Health, but shall not include a nursing care facility, assisted living facility or, home care agency, or hospital;

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"Health care price" means the cash price that a health care provider or health care facility will charge a recipient for health care services that will be rendered.

Health care price is the price charged for the standard service for the particular diagnosis and does not include any amount that may be charged for complications or exceptional treatment;

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"Health care provider" means a person who is licensed, certified or registered by this state to provide health care services or a medical group, independent practice association or professional corporation providing health care services;

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"Health care services" or "services" means services included in, or incidental to, furnishing to an individual:

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medical, mental, dental or optometric care or hospitalization, or b.

other services for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing or healing a physical or mental illness or injury;

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"Recipient" means an individual who receives health care services from a health care provider or health care facility;

and 8.

"Specialty service line" means health care services rendered by a specific medical specialist to include, but not be limited to:

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general surgery, b.

obstetrics or gynecology, c.

cardiology, d.

urology, e.

ophthalmology, f.

neurology/neurosurgery, g.

orthopedics, h.

hematology/oncology, i.

pathology, j.

radiology, ENR.

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emergency medicine, l.

physical therapy, or m.

another specialty service provided by a health care facility.

PassedENR. the Senate the 24th day of March, 2025.

PresidingS. Officer of the Senate Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2025.

PresidingB. Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR.

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889 Page 15 Passed the Senate the 20th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

_________________________________ Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________ Governor of the State of Oklahoma OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

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