WI SB383

Requires the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to enforce federal hospital price transparency laws, or implement state-level requirements if federal rules become unenforceable, mandating hospitals publicly post machine-readable files with standard charges for all items and services

Hospitals must maintain a consumer-friendly list of standard charges for at least 300 "shoppable services" that patients can schedule in advance, including the 70 services specified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Standard charges must include gross charges, payer-specific negotiated rates, de-identified minimum and maximum negotiated charges, and discounted cash prices, all accessible online without registration or personal information

DHS must monitor hospital compliance through complaints, audits, and reporting requirements, with daily penalties ranging from $600 (hospitals with 30 or fewer beds) to $10,000 (hospitals with more than 550 beds) for violations

Parties seeking debt collection judgments against patients for hospital services must file a sworn certification that the hospital is not on DHS's noncompliance list before judgment can be entered