Oregon House Bill 3557

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
Pending: House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Relating to standard charges established by a hospital.

Rep. Willy Chotzen [D]	Rep. Kimberly Wallan [R]	Rep. Nathan Sosa [D]	Sen. Deb Patterson [D]
Sen. Lisa Reynolds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
2025-02-11	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3557
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3557/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/85817