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OK SB889

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Casey Murdock

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Hospitals must publicly post a machine-readable digital file containing standard charges for all items and services, including gross charges, negotiated rates with each insurer, minimum/maximum negotiated charges, and discounted cash prices, updated annually on their websites

  • Hospitals must maintain a consumer-friendly list of at least 300 "shoppable services" (services that can be scheduled in advance), including the 70 services specified by CMS, with plain-language descriptions and pricing searchable by service, billing code, and payor

  • State Department of Health may monitor compliance through complaints, audits, and analysis, and may issue violation notices, require corrective action plans, and impose administrative penalties for noncompliance

  • Noncompliant hospitals are prohibited from pursuing debt collection against patients; patients may sue hospitals taking collection action while out of compliance and recover refunds, penalty payments equal to the debt amount, attorney fees, and credit report corrections

  • Effective November 1, 2025; excludes hospitals from the existing Transparency in Health Care Prices Act, creating separate hospital-specific price transparency requirements

Legislative Description

Hospitals; requiring hospitals to make public certain file and list; authorizing compliance monitoring and enforcement; prohibiting certain collection actions. Effective date.

Last Action

Approved by Governor 05/23/2025

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health4/1/2025
Health and Human Services Oversight4/1/2025
Health and Human Services2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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