KY HB 278
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to hospital price transparency.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 278 pass?
No. KY HB 278 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-15): to Health Services (H)
What is KY HB 278 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY HB 278?
S. Doan is the primary sponsor of KY HB 278.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-08
- Latest action
- 2026-01-15 — to Health Services (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Doanprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-15
to Health Services (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-08
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-08
introduced in House
introduction
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Votes
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Related bills
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