SB 17-065

Senate Bill 17-065, also known as the 'Transparency in Health Care Prices Act,' requires doctors and hospitals to provide patients with clear pricing information for common health care services. This means that when you go to a doctor or hospital, they must tell you how much their services cost before you receive them. The bill also protects people from penalties if they choose to pay directly for these services instead of using insurance. It became law on January 1, 2018, after being signed into effect.

Official Summary

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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