§ 23-17-60 — § 23-17-60. Compilation and publication of the charges for common hospital procedures.

Rhode Island § 23-17-60

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-17: Licensing of Healthcare Facilities

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§ 23-17-60. Compilation and publication of the charges for common hospital procedures.

(a) Each hospital, licensed under this chapter, shall compile a list of its twenty-five (25) most commonly performed outpatient procedures and shall submit annually to the department of health a list of the range of average charges for each procedure, in a uniform reporting form adopted by the department.

(b) The department shall establish a list of the twenty-five (25) most commonly performed inpatient procedures in Rhode Island hospitals, as organized by a Medicare diagnostic-related group. The department of health shall annually develop a list of each hospital's range of average charges for those procedures. The department shall publish this compiled information on its website.

(c) Each hospital shall provide a copy of the lists described in subsections (a) and (b) to any person upon request.

Legislative History

P.L. 2014, ch. 366, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 376, § 1.