Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3557: Relating to standard charges established by a hospital.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: Makes a hospital make a public list of standard charges that lists the hospital's regular rates or prices. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires a hospital to establish, update and make public a list of standard charges that lists the regular rates or prices established by the hospital for items or services and shoppable services offered or provided by the hospital. Specifies the information that a list of standard charges must include. Requires a hospital to provide each newly created or updated list of standard charges to the Oregon Health Authority. Directs the authority to create an electronic form for submitting complaints to the authority. Directs the authority to require a hospital to take immediate or corrective action to remedy any violations. Provides for a private right of action if a hospital initiates or pursues a collection action for a debt owed on an item or service if the hospital is not in compliance. Provides for civil penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to standard charges established by a hospital.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to standard charges established by a hospital. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in sections 1 to 5 of this 2025 Act: (1) "Chargemaster" means a list maintained by a hospital that contains all items and services for which the hospital has established a standard charge. (2) "Deidentified maximum negotiated charge" means the highest standard charge that a hospital has negotiated with all third-party payors for an item or service. (3) "Deidentified minimum negotiated charge" means the lowest standard charge that a hospital has negotiated with all third-party payors for an item or service. (4) "Discounted cash price" means a standard charge for an item or service that a hospital charges to an individual who pays out of pocket. (5) "Gross charge" means a standard charge for an item or service listed in a hospital's chargemaster, absent any discounts. (6) "Item or service" means an item or service offered or provided by a hospital to a patient in connection with an inpatient admission or outpatient visit. (7) "Machine readable file" means a digital representation of information in a file that can be easily imported or read into a computer system for further processing without any additional preparation. (8) "Payor-specific negotiated charge" means a standard …
Sponsors
- Willy Chotzen (D, 46) · primary sponsor
- Kimberly Wallan (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Nathan Sosa (D, 30)
- Deb Patterson (D, 10)
- Lisa Reynolds (D, 17)
- Lesly Muñoz (D, 22)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Subjects: Behavioral Health and Health Care
Common questions
- What is HB3557?
- HB3557 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to standard charges established by a hospital.
- What does HB3557 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to standard charges established by a hospital.
- What is the status of HB3557?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3557?
- Willy Chotzen (D, 46), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3557?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/3557
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