Introduced January 8, 2026
HB278
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require hospitals to maintain a publicly available chargemaster of all standard charges, in dollar amounts, and descriptions for all standard facility items or services; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for each facility to use to create the chargemaster, monitor each facility's compliance, and provide administrative penalties; prohibit collective action of debt for noncompliant facilities.
Plain-language summary
This bill would require Kentucky hospitals to make their standard prices publicly available in a standardized format, listing the actual dollar amounts for all items and services they provide. A state agency would oversee compliance and could issue penalties to hospitals that do not follow the rules. Hospitals that fail to comply would also lose the ability to pursue debt collection against patients. Who it may affect: patients and families seeking hospital care, hospitals and health facilities across Kentucky.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Steven Doan
Representative · House District 069
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