Bill > SB0095

This bill establishes the Hospital Price Transparency Act, which requires hospitals to publicly display a detailed list of standard charges for at least 300 shoppable medical services on their website, with specific requirements for the information to be free, easily accessible, and searchable. If a hospital is not in material compliance with price transparency laws, it is prohibited from initiating debt collection actions against patients for services provided during the period of non-compliance. If a hospital attempts to collect a debt while not meeting these transparency requirements, patients can file a civil action, and if found non-compliant, the hospital must refund the debt, pay a penalty equal to the total debt amount, dismiss any related court actions, cover the patient's attorney fees, and remove any credit reporting related to the debt. The bill defines numerous terms like "shoppable service," "standard charge," and "collection action," and provides detailed guidelines for what information must be included in the publicly available charge list, such as negotiated rates, cash prices, and billing codes for each service. Critical access hospitals will be subject to the law six months after its effective date, and the bill emphasizes that this legal remedy is the exclusive civil remedy for transparency violations.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0095