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MI HB5770

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Curtis VanderWall

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Allows facility fees only for services provided in a hospital emergency room or for observation services on a hospital's campus

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Health Policy3/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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