Hospital pricing transparency required.
(a) A hospital must make public: (1) a machine-readable file containing a list of the hospital’s standard charges, including payer-specific negotiated charges, for all items and services provided by the hospital in compliance with the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section 300gg-18, established under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 180, as finalized on November 27, 2019, in that they are at least as transparent as required on that date; and (2) a list of standard charges for shoppable services in compliance with the requirements under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 180.60, as finalized on November 27, 2019. The list must provide a description of each shoppable service required to be included and must be made available in plain language and in a format that is easily accessible by the public.