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HB 278

Kentucky House of Representatives bill in Session 26RS.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 15, 2026.

AN ACT relating to hospital price transparency.

Bill ID KY-26RS-HB-278
Session 26RS
Status in_committee
Committee Health Services
House of Representatives in_committee 2026-01-15
Healthcare
Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B to define terms; require hospitals to maintain a publicly available chargemaster of all standard charges, in dollar amounts, and descriptions for all standard facility items or services; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a template for each facility to use to create the chargemaster, monitor each facility's compliance, and provide administrative penalties; prohibit collective action of debt for noncompliant facilities.

Sponsor
Steven Doan
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-08 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-15 Status in_committee
2026-01-15 Latest Action 01/15/26: to Health Services (H)
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