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-LEGISLATURE
+REVISED
+ST
+A
+TEMENT
 OF
-THE
-STATE
-OF
-IDAHO
-Sixty-eighth
-Legislature
-Second
-Regular
-Session
--
-2026
-IN
-THE
-SENATE
-SENATE
-BILL
-NO.
-1315
-BY
-HEALTH
-AND
-WELFARE
-COMMITTEE
-AN
-ACT
-1
-RELATING
-TO
-HOSPITALS;
-AMENDING
-CHAPTER
-13,
-TITLE
-39,
-IDAHO
-CODE,
-BY
-THE
-AD
--
-2
-DITION
-OF
-A
-NEW
-SECTION
-39
--
-1397,
-IDAHO
-CODE,
-TO
-ESTABLISH
-PROVISIONS
-RE
--
-3
-GARDING
-MATERNITY
-PRICE
-TRANSPARENCY
-AND
-DISCLOSURE;
-AND
-DECLARING
-AN
-4
-EMERGENCY
-AND
-PROVIDING
-AN
-EFFECTIVE
-DATE.
-5
-Be
+PURPOSE
+RS33406
+/
+S1315
+The
+purpose
+of
+this
+legislation
+is
+to
+increase
+transparency
+for
+maternity
+care
+costs
+in
+Idaho
+hospitals.
 It
-Enacted
-by
-the
-Legislature
-of
-the
-State
-of
-Idaho:
-6
-SECTION
-1.
-That
-Chapter
-13,
-Title
-39,
-Idaho
-Code,
-be,
-and
-the
-same
-is
-7
-hereby
-amended
-by
-the
-addition
-thereto
-of
-a
-NEW
-SECTION
-,
-to
-be
-known
-and
-des
--
-8
-ignated
-as
-Section
-39
--
-1397,
-Idaho
-Code,
-and
-to
-read
-as
-follows:
-9
-39
--
-1397.
-MATERNITY
-PRICE
-TRANSPARENCY
-AND
-DISCLOSURE.
-(1)
-In
-addi
--
-10
-tion
-to
-reporting
-compliance
-with
-the
-federal
-hospital
-price
-transparency
-1
-1
-requirements
-of
-45
-CFR
-180,
-every
-hospital
-licensed
-under
-this
-chapter
-12
+requires
+hospitals
 that
-provides
+provide
 labor
 and
 delivery
 services
-shall
-ensure
-that
-its
-con
--
-13
-sumer
--
-friendly
-price
-estimator
-portal
-displays
-a
-comprehensive
-quote
+to
+clearly
+display
+comprehensive,
+consumer
+-friendly
+pricing
 for
-14
-a
-maternity
-episode
-of
-care.
-This
-quote
-shall
-be
-available
-on
-a
-single
-15
-dedicated
-page
-that
-is
-accessible
-by
-a
-single
-click
-from
-the
-portal's
-main
-16
-pricing
-index.
-17
-(2)
-Every
-hospital
-described
-by
-subsection
-(1)
-of
-this
-section
-shall
-18
-create
+uncomplicated
+vaginal
 and
-maintain
-a
-clearly
-labeled,
-single
--
-click
-entry
-point
-page
-within
-19
-its
-publicly
-available
-price
-estimator
-tool
-for
-both
-a
-vaginal
-birth
-episode
-20
-of
-care
-and
-a
 cesarean
-birth
-episode
-of
-care.
-21
-(3)
-Each
-episode
-of
-care
-page
-required
-pursuant
-to
-subsection
-(2)
-of
-22
-this
-section
-shall
-display:
-23
-(a)
-An
-episode
-of
-care
-price,
+births,
 including
-an
-all
--
-inclusive
-price
-or
-24
-itemized
-list
-of
-all
 standard
 services
 and
-fees
-for
-the
-applicable
-di
--
-25
-agnosis
--
-related
-group
-related
+common
+additional
+char
+ges,
+on
+a
+single,
+easily
+accessible
+page
+within
+their
+price
+estimator
+tool.
+FISCAL
+NOTE
+There
+will
+be
+no
+fiscal
+impact
 to
-an
-uncomplicated
-labor
+any
+state
+or
+local
+funds.
+The
+bill
+places
+requirements
+on
+hospitals
+to
+display
+pricing
+information
+within
+existing
+tools
 and
-delivery,
-26
-whether
-vaginal,
-cesarean,
+does
+not
+require
+state
+funding,
+new
+personnel,
 or
-vaginal
-birth
-after
-cesarean,
-including
-27
-intake,
-room
+administrative
+oversight.
+Contact:
+Senator
+Camille
+Blaylock
+(208)
+332-1000
+DISCLAIMER:
+This
+statement
+of
+purpose
 and
-board,
-delivery,
-antepartum
-care,
-postpartum
-care,
-28
-blood
-tests,
+fiscal
+note
+ar
+e
+a
+mer
+e
+attachment
+to
+this
+bill
 and
-routine
-level
-I
-newborn
-care;
-29
-(b)
-Common
-additional
-charges,
-including
-an
-itemized
-price
-list
-that
-30
-includes
-fees
-for
-services
-such
-as
-epidural,
-anesthesia,
-episiotomy,
-31
-circumcision,
-vacuum
-extraction,
-forceps,
-and
-lactation
-consultation;
-32
-and
-33
-(c)
-A
-mandatory
-disclosure
-statement
-specifying
-that
-the
-numbers
-pro
--
-34
-vided
-represent
+pr
+epar
+ed
+by
 a
-price
-disclosure
-for
-an
-uncomplicated
-birth
-and
-can
--
-35
-not
-predict
-additional
-costs
-associated
-with
-unforeseen
-complications.
-36
-(4)
-A
-hospital
-licensed
-in
-this
-state
-shall
-not
-enter
-into
-a
-contract
-37
-that
-prevents
-it
-from
-offering
-a
-discounted
-cash
-price
-for
-labor
-and
-delivery
-38
-health
-services
-below
-other
-contracted
-rates
-with
-either
-commercial
-or
-pub
--
-39
-lic
-payers
-or
-that
-prevents
-the
-hospital
-from
-disclosing
-its
-discounted
-cash
-40
-price
-to
-patients.
-Any
-clause
-in
-an
-existing
-contract
-that
-violates
-this
-41
-subsection
-is
-void
-and
-unenforceable
-to
-the
-extent
+pr
+oponent
 of
 the
-conflict.
-42
-
-2
-SECTION
-2.
-An
-emergency
-existing
-therefor,
-which
-emergency
+bill.
+It
 is
-hereby
-1
-declared
-to
-exist,
-this
-act
-shall
-be
-in
-full
-force
-and
-effect
-on
-and
-after
-2
-July
-1,
-2026.
-3
+neither
+intended
+as
+an
+expr
+ession
+of
+legislative
+intent
+nor
+intended
+for
+any
+use
+outside
+of
+the
+legislative
+pr
+ocess,
+including
+judicial
+r
+eview
+(Joint
+Rule
+18).
+Statement
+of
+Purpose
+/
+Fiscal
+Note
+Bill
+SOP/FN
+REVISED:
+02/17/2026,
+3:45
+PM