HB0121SS001

This amendment reduces the daily civil penalty for noncompliance with pricing transparency requirements, excludes certain public hospital entities from penalty provisions, and removes provisions related to debt collection action restrictions and legislative recommendations.

• Reduces the daily civil penalty for facilities that fail to comply with pricing transparency requirements from $1,000 per day to $100 per day. (Page 20-21, deletes lines 7-22 of page 20 and lines 1-6 of page 21, inserts new penalty language)
• Exempts facilities owned or operated by hospital districts, county memorial hospitals, or other special districts authorized to own or operate hospitals in Wyoming from civil penalties. (Page 22, lines 9-13)
• Removes the requirement that the department create and maintain a publicly available list of facilities found in violation of the act and that penalties, notices, and communications be disclosed without redaction. (Page 22, lines 15-19 deleted; Page 25, lines 17-22 deleted)
• Removes the entire section prohibiting collection actions against patients by noncompliant facilities, including provisions allowing patients to sue to determine compliance status and requiring refunds and dismissal of court actions. (Page 26, lines 1-11 deleted)
• Removes the requirement that the department propose legislative recommendations for amending the Hospital Price Transparency Act. (Renumbering of subsections: page 22 line 21 changes (B) to (A), page 23 line 1 changes (C) to (B), page 26 line 13 changes (e) to (d))
• Removes language regarding what occurs after a court determines noncompliance and modifies the section structure accordingly. (Page 24, lines 13-14)

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