Each hospital in this state shall establish a discount program for hospital charges for qualified self-pay patients who have household incomes of up to three hundred percent (300%) of the federal poverty guidelines. This discount program shall not be required for patients who are eligible for or enrolled in private or public insurance plans providing hospital coverage, including indemnity plans.
While a hospital may set uniform prices for its services, products, and fees, qualified self-pay patients shall be eligible for minimum discounts from the hospital so that the hospital charge after the discount shall not exceed the greater of the amount Medicare would pay for the same services, or the cost of services as determined by multiplying the hospital’s whole cost-to-charge ratio by the billed charges.