SB 889: Hospitals; requiring hospitals to make public certain file and list; authorizing compliance monitoring and enforcement; prohibiting certain collection actions. Effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was transitioned from the House version to the Senate floor version, resulting in significant formatting and structural changes. The most notable substantive addition is the inclusion of the House sponsors (Lepak, Cantrell, Wolfley, et al.) in the list of authors, indicating the bill has been passed by both chambers. The text also includes a note that bold face denotes committee amendments, suggesting further refinements were made before this final Senate floor reading.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on hospital price transparency, but the authorship now reflects the full legislative process by including both Senate and House sponsors.

TECHNICAL

Added the names of House sponsors (Lepak, Cantrell, Wolfley, Sneed, Ford, Humphrey, Williams, Woolley, Olsen, Banning, Hildebrant, and Luttrell) to the list of bill authors, confirming the bill has passed both chambers.

Changed the header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and updated the date to March 3, 2025, reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Replaced the 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' label with 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and added a note indicating that bold face text denotes committee amendments.

Reorganized the layout and numbering of the bill text, shifting from a House-style format to a Senate floor format.

House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill → Floor (House) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, incorporating additional sponsors into the House authorship list. No substantive policy changes, definitions, or requirements were altered in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

Updated the list of House sponsors to include Cantrell, Wolfley, Sneed, Ford, Humphrey, Williams, Woolley, Olsen, Banning, Hildebrant, and Luttrell.

Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 → House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was completely replaced with a new version that updates the legislative title, removes the 'Proposed Oversight' label, and renumbers the sections. While the core definitions and requirements for hospital price transparency appear largely consistent, the new version adds a specific provision for 'codification' and includes a new Section 2 that mandates hospitals make a digital file and a consumer-friendly list of charges public.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on hospital price transparency, but the new text explicitly adds provisions for codifying the law into the Oklahoma Statutes and clarifies the requirement for hospitals to publish charges in both digital and consumer-friendly formats.

TECHNICAL

Added a specific clause authorizing the codification of the new law into the Oklahoma Statutes.

Removed the 'Proposed Oversight' label and updated the document header to reflect the House Committee Substitute version.

Replaced the entire bill text, which resulted in minor formatting adjustments and renumbering of sections while retaining the core definitions for terms like 'shoppable service' and 'standard charge'.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new Section 2 explicitly requiring hospitals to make a digital file and a consumer-friendly list of standard charges public.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The House of Representatives replaced the entire Senate version of the bill with a new version that retains the core goal of requiring hospitals to publish standard charges but likely alters specific definitions, formatting requirements, and enforcement details. This change signifies that the House committee has reviewed and modified the legislation before it proceeds to the full House floor for a vote.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on hospital price transparency, but the specific rules for how charges are defined and displayed have been updated by the House.

TECHNICAL

The entire text of the bill was replaced, indicating a complete rewrite of the legislative language rather than a line-by-line edit.

DEFINITION

The definitions for key terms like 'Ancillary service' and 'Chargemaster' were updated, which could change how hospitals categorize and report their fees.

REQUIREMENT

Specific requirements for how hospitals must display and publish their standard charges were altered, potentially changing the format or accessibility of the information provided to consumers.

ENFORCEMENT

Provisions regarding compliance monitoring, penalties for non-compliance, and corrective action plans were rewritten, which may affect how the state enforces the transparency rules.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 27, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled, adding several new sponsors to the Senate and House lists. The primary substantive change is a shift in the bill's purpose: the final version amends an existing law to exclude hospitals from certain definitions, whereas the previous version repealed those laws entirely. Additionally, the final version adds a new requirement for hospitals to display standard charges at multiple physical locations, regardless of whether they operate under a single license.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from repealing the Transparency in Health Care Prices Act to amending it. This amendment specifically excludes hospitals from certain definitions within the act. The applicability of the transparency requirements was also expanded to require display at all hospital locations, even if they share a single license.

SCOPE

The bill was changed from repealing the Transparency in Health Care Prices Act to amending it, specifically to exclude hospitals from certain definitions.

REQUIREMENT

Hospitals are now required to display standard charges at all their physical locations, even if they operate under a single license or are owned by the same entity.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include additional members from both the Senate and the House.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from a House amendment to the official Senate bill, and the substantive text was reorganized to replace the House version's coauthor list with the Senate's sponsor list. The core policy content regarding hospital pricing transparency remains identical, but the formatting was adjusted to align with standard Senate bill structure.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT' to 'ENGROSSED SENATE BILL', reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

The list of bill authors was updated to remove House coauthors and retain only the original Senate sponsors, correcting the attribution to match the current version of the bill.

Page numbers and section headers were reorganized to match the standard format of an enacted Senate bill rather than an amendment document.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 3 edits · May 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to add new House coauthors and significantly alter the legislation's purpose. The original bill aimed to increase price transparency for patients, while the amended version restricts the law's application to exclude hospitals and amends existing definitions rather than creating new ones. This change effectively narrows the bill's scope, removing the requirement for hospitals to publicly display standard charges.

Scope change

The bill's scope was reduced by adding an exemption that excludes hospitals from the transparency requirements previously outlined in the bill.

SCOPE

The bill was changed to exclude hospitals from the new transparency requirements, reversing the original intent to make hospital prices public.

ENFORCEMENT

The bill was changed from repealing existing transparency laws (which would have removed them) to amending existing definitions, altering the legal mechanism for enforcement.

TECHNICAL

New coauthors were added to the bill, reflecting changes in legislative sponsorship.

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