Hawaii Senate Bill 953

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes the State's Hospital Price Transparency Act. Prohibits hospitals from taking certain debt collection actions against a patient if the hospital is not in compliance with hospital price transparency laws. Allows patients and patient guarantors to file suit against hospitals in violation. Requires hospitals to make public and post their Medicare reimbursement rates no later than 10/1/25 and deems violations as an unfair and deceptive act or practice. Requires the Department of Health to conduct performance assessments of hospitals for adherence to federal transparency rules annually and make a list of hospitals with poor performance available on its website no later than 2/1/2026. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules.

Relating To Hospitals.

Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]
Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Tim Richards [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-23	Senate	Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.
2025-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=953&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB953_.HTM