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MI HB5770
Bill
Status
3/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Curtis VanderWall
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AI Summary
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Prohibits health care providers from charging facility fees for telemedicine services, professional medical services provided outside a hospital, and most outpatient hospital services, effective January 1, 2027
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Allows facility fees only for services provided in a hospital emergency room or for observation services on a hospital's campus
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Requires health care providers that charge permitted facility fees to clearly identify the fee on billing statements and inform patients of the fee amount before services are provided
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Creates a private right of action allowing patients harmed by violations to sue for damages, with courts required to award reasonable costs and attorney fees to prevailing plaintiffs
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Preserves the ability of insurers and health systems to negotiate payment agreements for fees or costs they mutually consider appropriate
Legislative Description
Health facilities: other; facility fees; prohibit under certain circumstances. Creates new act.
Health facilities: other
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/19/2026
4/14/2026