Pennsylvania HB 197: An Act providing for the duty of health care providers to publish the cost of health care procedures.

Status: PN 0169 Referred to HEALTH (as of 2019-01-28)

State: Pennsylvania · Session: 2019-2020 · Bill: HB 197

Sponsors: Rothman, B. Miller, Bernstine, Cox, Deluca, Gabler, Grove, Irvin, Jones, Kaufer, Kauffman, Keefer, Lawrence, Reese, Simmons

Bill Text

2019-2020 Regular Session HB 197 PN 0169 Bill Text (HTM) 

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PRINTER'S NO. 169 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL 

No.

197 

Session of 

2019 

INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, KAUFFMAN, GROVE, BERNSTINE, KEEFER, 

SIMMONS, DeLUCA, IRVIN, KAUFER, LAWRENCE, B. MILLER, JONES 

AND REESE, JANUARY 28, 2019 

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 28, 2019 

AN ACT

Providing for the duty of health care providers to publish the 

cost of health care procedures.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Health Care 

Cost Transparency Act.

Section 2. Duties of health care providers.

A health care provider operating in this Commonwealth shall 

publish the cost of health care procedures.

Section 3. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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