Relating to hospital facility fee oversight

SB 946 prohibits most health care providers from charging facility fees for outpatient services, except for services on a hospital campus, at facilities with licensed emergency departments, or for emergency care at freestanding emergency facilities. It specifically bans facility fees for outpatient evaluation services and certain diagnostic/imaging services identified annually by the West Virginia Insurance Commission. The bill requires hospitals, health systems, and freestanding emergency facilities to submit detailed annual reports to the Commission - including revenue data, patient visits, and top procedures - published publicly online. These reports aim to increase transparency about facility fee practices, with the Commission authorized to create rules and impose fines for noncompliance. The law directly affects hospitals, health systems, and freestanding emergency facilities that previously charged these fees.