Creates the "Honest Billing Act" regarding payment for health care services

Summary

The Honest Billing Act mandates that each off‑campus outpatient unit of a health facility obtain its own national provider identifier and use it on all claims after Dec. 31, 2026. Facilities that bill without the separate NPI cannot hold patients liable and may face enforcement under the state’s merchandising practices law. The bill also ties compliance to licensing and allows the health department to levy fines and other penalties.

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