On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"
Section
1.
That chapter
34-12E
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Any hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12, other than a critical access hospital, shall
maintain a price list of the twenty-five most common inpatient diagnostic-related group and principal
procedures and the twenty-five most common outpatient principal surgical procedures rendered by
the hospital. The price list may include a disclaimer regarding changes or other factors that may
affect actual charges for services rendered.
Any hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12, other than a critical access hospital, shall also
maintain a price list of the twenty-five inpatient diagnostic-related group and principal procedures
and the twenty-five outpatient principal surgical procedures that yield the most gross receipts each
year. The price list may include a disclaimer regarding changes or other factors that may affect actual
charges for services rendered.
The hospital shall distribute the price lists on a publicly accessible site on the internet. Upon
request by a consumer, the hospital shall provide the price lists by first class mail or electronic mail,
as requested.
Section 2. For the purposes of this Act, the term, price, is that amount that a hospital would
expect to charge for the inpatient diagnostic-related group and principal procedures and outpatient
principal surgical procedures. The price shall also include the median price for the procedures over
the last calendar year. "