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Introduced January 7, 2026

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Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to health care billing practices.

Repeal, reenact, and amend KRS 216B.250 as a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to define terms; require health facilities and other health care providers to provide itemized health care statements in certain circumstances; specify the contents of the health care statements; require that health care statements contain information about price classifications and claims made with third-party payors; prohibit health facilities and providers from charging for the health care statements; establish means by which patients…

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This bill would require hospitals and other health care providers in Kentucky to give patients an itemized bill showing exactly what they were charged, including how prices are classified and what was billed to insurance. It also would ban providers from charging patients more than an agreed-upon price or what they are legally allowed to collect, and it gives the Attorney General the power to enforce these rules and pursue penalties for violations. The law…

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 14, 2026 · House
To Banking & Insurance (H)

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John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

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john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov

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Shane Baker

Representative · House District 085

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Shane.Baker@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Kimberly Banta

Kimberly Banta

Representative · House District 063

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kim.banta@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Ryan Bivens

Ryan Bivens

Representative · House District 024

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ryan.bivens@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Steve Bratcher

Steve Bratcher

Representative · House District 025

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steve.bratcher@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of George Brown

George Brown

Representative · House District 077

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George.Brown@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Emily Callaway

Emily Callaway

Representative · House District 037

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emily.callaway@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Josh Calloway

Josh Calloway

Representative · House District 010

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Josh.Calloway@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Jennifer Henson Decker

Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Daniel Grossberg

Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

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daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
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Kevin Jackson

Representative · House District 020

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kevin.jackson@kylegislature.gov
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DJ Johnson

Representative · House District 013

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DJ.Johnson@kylegislature.gov
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Matt Lockett

Representative · House District 039

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Matt.Lockett@kylegislature.gov
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Candy Massaroni

Representative · House District 050

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candy.massaroni@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Bobby McCool

Bobby McCool

Representative · House District 097

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Bobby.McCool@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Marianne Proctor

Marianne Proctor

Representative · House District 060

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marianne.proctor@kylegislature.gov
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T.J. Roberts

Representative · House District 066

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tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov

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