Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-314: Hospital pricing transparency - Legislative findings

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Under 45 C.F.R. Part 180, each hospital operating in the United States is required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services that the hospital provides; and (2) Easy-to-understand pricing information is essential to support patients, prevent fraud, and protect consumers from unfair medical bills. (b) (1) A hospital licensed in this state shall comply with 45 C.F.R. Part 180, as existing on January 1, 2023. (2) If the Department of Health finds that a hospital licensed in this state has not complied with 45 C.F.R. Part 180, as existing on January 1, 2023, then the department shall fine the hospital two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per day for noncompliance. Added by Act 2023, No. 482,§ 1, eff. 10/6/2023.

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Under 45 C.F.R. Part 180, each hospital operating in the United States is required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services that the hospital provides; and (2) Easy-to-understand pricing information is essential to support patients, prevent fraud, and protect consumers from unfair medical bills.

(1) Under 45 C.F.R. Part 180, each hospital operating in the United States is required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services that the hospital provides; and

(2) Easy-to-understand pricing information is essential to support patients, prevent fraud, and protect consumers from unfair medical bills.

(b) (1) A hospital licensed in this state shall comply with 45 C.F.R. Part 180, as existing on January 1, 2023. (2) If the Department of Health finds that a hospital licensed in this state has not complied with 45 C.F.R. Part 180, as existing on January 1, 2023, then the department shall fine the hospital two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per day for noncompliance.

(1) A hospital licensed in this state shall comply with 45 C.F.R. Part 180, as existing on January 1, 2023.

(2) If the Department of Health finds that a hospital licensed in this state has not complied with 45 C.F.R. Part 180, as existing on January 1, 2023, then the department shall fine the hospital two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per day for noncompliance.