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This bill aims to regulate facility fees charged by certain healthcare providers. The key provisions are: 1. A healthcare provider can only charge a facility fee for services provided to a patient on a hospital's campus. 2. Provider-based clinics that charge a facility fee must provide patients with a notice that they may receive a separate charge or billing for the facility component, which could result in a higher out-of-pocket expense. 3. Hospitals with provider-based clinics that bill a separate facility fee must report various information related to these fees, such as the number of clinics, patient visits, and the range of facility fees paid by different payers. 4. The Department of Health can impose sanctions on hospitals for failure to comply with the requirements of this section and can adopt rules to implement the provisions of this bill. The key terms are "facility fee," which refers to a separate charge for administrative and operational expenses, and "provider-based clinic," which is a clinic owned or operated by a hospital or health system.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1862&Year=2021&Initiative=false