The bill creates the 'Transparency in Health Care Prices Act', which requires health care professionals and health care facilities to make available to the public the health care prices they assess directly for common health care services they provide. Health care professionals and facilities are not required to submit their health care prices to any government agency for review or approval. Additionally, the act prohibits health insurers, government agencies, or other persons or entities from penalizing a health care recipient, provider, facility, employer, or other person or entity who pays directly for health care services or otherwise exercises rights under or complies with the act. The bill takes effect January 1, 2018. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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Governor Signed
Thu, Apr 6th 2017Signed by the Speaker of the House
Tue, Apr 4th 2017Signed by the President of the Senate
Tue, Apr 4th 2017Sent to the Governor
Tue, Apr 4th 2017Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Tue, Mar 28th 2017House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Fri, Mar 24th 2017House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Thu, Mar 23rd 2017House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Wed, Mar 22nd 2017House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Tue, Mar 21st 2017House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Thu, Mar 16th 2017Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment
Wed, Feb 15th 2017Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Fri, Feb 10th 2017Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Thu, Feb 9th 2017Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Wed, Feb 8th 2017Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Tue, Feb 7th 2017Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Mon, Feb 6th 2017Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Fri, Feb 3rd 2017Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/03/2017 - No Amendments
Tue, Jan 31st 2017Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Thu, Jan 26th 2017Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Fri, Jan 13th 2017