MEDICAL PRACTICE-FEE SPLITTING
Summary
Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. In provisions concerning an exception to the prohibition on fee splitting for billing, administrative preparation, or collection services, requires any charges for multiple in-network services during the same appointment, including, but not limited to, an office visit that was added to a physical exam, to be disclosed to the patient during the appointment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Apr 21, 2026
Signed Jul 31, 2026
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Enrolled
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1 edit
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Jul 31, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was finalized for the enrolled version, resulting in minor formatting adjustments to spacing within a notice requirement. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new legal obligations were introduced in this version.
TECHNICAL
Minor spacing adjustments were made to the text of a required notice regarding billing for multiple services during preventive visits.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 17, 2026
How they voted
58–0
Passed
Total votes 58
May 21, 2026
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 31, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
P
Laura Ellman
DDemocratic
Co
Maura Hirschauer
DDemocratic
Co
Suzanne Ness
DDemocratic
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