This act specifies that patients of hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers must receive an itemized, detailed, and understandable explanation of charges and must be provided with information about financial assistance and billing and collections practices. The act specifies that, beginning on March 1, 2020, patients’ electronic health information contained in the Vermont Health Information Exchange will be accessible to health care facilities, health care professionals, and public and private payers unless a patient affirmatively opts not to have his or her electronic health information shared in that manner.