C.R.S. Section 25-3-705
Health-care charge transparency

  • hospital charge report
  • definitions

(1)

The commissioner of insurance shall work with the duly constituted association of hospitals selected by the executive director for assistance in carrying out the purposes of this section.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before August 1, 2009, and on or before each August 1 thereafter, each hospital licensed pursuant to part 1 of this article shall report annually to the association of hospitals the information necessary to allow the association to determine the charges for the twenty-five most common inpatient diagnostic-related groups for which there are at least ten cases rendered by the hospital during the calendar year immediately preceding the release of the hospital charge report. If a hospital does not have twenty-five of the most common diagnostic-related groups with at least ten or more cases rendered, the hospital shall report only on those most common diagnostic-related groups that have at least ten cases rendered.

(b)

A hospital that does not use diagnostic-related groups is exempt from paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The commissioner of insurance shall work with the association of hospitals to incorporate the information reported pursuant to this section on the website.

(b)

The commissioner of insurance shall require the association of hospitals to submit a plan to the commissioner on or before November 30, 2008, that states the implementation status of a plan to make the hospital charges reported pursuant to this section available to the public on the website. The plan shall identify the process and time periods for implementation, any barriers to implementation, and recommendations of changes in the law that may be enacted by the general assembly to eliminate the barriers.

(c)

When developing the required plan, the association of hospitals shall consider:

(I)

The method for hospitals to report charges to the association;

(II)

Standards that provide for the validity and comparability of hospital charges; and

(III)

The format for making hospital charges available to the public.

(4)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The association of hospitals shall make the information reported by the hospitals pursuant to this section available on the website on or before August 1, 2009, and on or before August 1 of each year thereafter. The information reported by the hospitals shall include disclaimers regarding factors including case severity ratings and individual patient variations that may affect actual charges to a patient for services provided.

(b)

The information reported by the hospitals that is published in accordance with this section shall include:

(I)

Volume of cases by diagnostic-related group required to be reported by the hospital;

(II)

Rank by volume of the top twenty-five diagnostic-related groups required to be reported by the hospital;

(III)

Mean charge for each of the top twenty-five diagnostic-related groups with more than ten occurrences by hospital;

(IV)

Case severity rating by hospital by diagnostic-related group; and

(V)

A general disclaimer statement regarding the hospital variations and patient variations that affect the actual charges to patients.

(c)

Before publication of the information published pursuant to this section on the website, the commissioner shall ensure that every hospital is allowed thirty days within which to examine the data and submit comments for consideration and inclusion in the final hospital charge report.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The commissioner of insurance shall approve the publication of information on the website consisting of public disclosure of charge data assembled pursuant to this section. At a minimum, the information shall be made available on the website in a manner that allows consumers to conduct an interactive search to view and compare the information for specific hospitals. The website shall include any additional information necessary to ensure that the website information is available to consumers and health-care purchasers. The information shall include, at a minimum, appropriate guidance on how to use the data and an explanation of why the data may vary from hospital to hospital. The report specified in this subsection (5) shall be released on the website on or before August 1, 2009, and on or before each August 1 thereafter.

(b)

The commissioner of insurance shall make the website available by hyperlink on the division of insurance website.

(c)

The division of insurance shall review the information posted on the website to ensure that the website and information provided by the association is easy to navigate, contains consumer-friendly language, and fulfills the intent of this section. The division shall also ensure that the hyperlink from the division’s website to the website is easily accessible.

(6)

There shall be no liability on the association of hospitals or a cause of action against the association or its agents, employees, or directors or authorized designees of the commissioner for actions taken or omitted in the performance of duties pursuant to this section.

(7)

Repealed.

(8)

As used in this section:

(a)

“Charge” means the amount that a hospital expects to charge for an inpatient diagnostic-related group. A charge that is required to be reported to the public shall be the mean charge for all cases of the diagnostic-related group occurring in the calendar year prior to the release of the hospital charge report.

(b)

“Diagnostic-related group” means the classification assigned to an inpatient hospital service claim based on the patient’s age and sex, the principal and secondary diagnoses, the procedures performed, and the discharge status.

(c)

“Website” means a website established by the association of hospitals that links to the website created pursuant to section 25-3-703.

Source: Section 25-3-705 — Health-care charge transparency - hospital charge report - definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

25‑3‑100.5
Definitions
25‑3‑101
Hospitals - health facilities - licensed - definitions
25‑3‑102
License - application - issuance - certificate of compliance required - rules
25‑3‑102.1
Deemed status for certain facilities
25‑3‑102.5
Nursing facilities - consumer satisfaction survey - pilot survey
25‑3‑103
License denial or revocation - provisional license - rules
25‑3‑103.1
Health facilities general licensure cash fund
25‑3‑103.5
Nondiscrimination - hospital surgical privileges - hospital rules and regulations
25‑3‑103.7
Employment of physicians - when permissible - conditions - definitions - repeal
25‑3‑104
Reports
25‑3‑105
License - fee - rules - performance incentive system - penalty
25‑3‑106
Unincorporated associations
25‑3‑107
Disciplinary actions reported to Colorado medical board or podiatry board
25‑3‑108
Receivership
25‑3‑109
Quality management functions - confidentiality and immunity
25‑3‑110
Emergency contraception - definitions
25‑3‑111
Authentication of verbal orders - hospital policies or bylaws
25‑3‑113
Health-care facility stakeholder forum - creation - membership - duties
25‑3‑115
Stroke advisory board - creation - membership - duties - report - definition - repeal
25‑3‑116
Department recognition of national certification - suspension or revocation of recognition
25‑3‑117
Heart attack database - hospitals to report data on heart attack care
25‑3‑118
Hospital off-campus location - obtain and use unique NPI - definitions
25‑3‑119
Freestanding emergency departments - required notices - disclosures - rules - definitions
25‑3‑120
Regulation of surgical smoke - requirement to adopt a policy - definitions - applicability
25‑3‑121
Health-care facilities - emergency and nonemergency services - required disclosures - balance billing - deceptive trade practice - rules - definitions
25‑3‑122
Out-of-network facilities - emergency medical services - billing - payment - deceptive trade practice
25‑3‑123
Mental health facility pilot program - establishment - rules - definitions
25‑3‑124
Food donations to nonprofit organizations encouraged
25‑3‑125
Visitation rights - hospital patients - residents in nursing care facilities or assisted living residences - limitations - definitions - short title
25‑3‑126
Health facilities - requirements related to labor and childbirth - rules - definitions
25‑3‑127
Emergency room intake data - marijuana use - annual report
25‑3‑128
Hospitals - nurses, nurse aides, and EMS providers - staffing requirements - enforcement - waiver - rules - definitions
25‑3‑129
Office of saving people money on health care - study - report
25‑3‑130
Intimate examination of sedated or unconscious patient - informed consent required - rules - definitions
25‑3‑301
Establishment of public hospital
25‑3‑302
Board of trustees
25‑3‑303
Organization of trustees
25‑3‑304
Trustees - powers and duties
25‑3‑304.5
Hospital collaborative agreements - additional powers
25‑3‑305
Vacancies - removal for cause
25‑3‑306
Right of eminent domain
25‑3‑307
Building requirements
25‑3‑308
Improvements, operations, or enlargements
25‑3‑309
Hospital fees
25‑3‑310
Rules and regulations
25‑3‑311
Donations permitted
25‑3‑312
Training school for nurses
25‑3‑313
Lease of hospital
25‑3‑314
Charge for professional services
25‑3‑315
Records of hospital
25‑3‑401
Department to administer plan
25‑3‑403
Department to administer federal mental health construction funds
25‑3‑601
Definitions
25‑3‑602
Health facility reports - advisory committee - creation - duties
25‑3‑603
Department reports
25‑3‑604
Privacy
25‑3‑605
Confidentiality
25‑3‑606
Penalties
25‑3‑607
Regulatory oversight
25‑3‑701
Short title
25‑3‑703
Hospital report card - rules - exemption
25‑3‑704
Fees
25‑3‑705
Health-care charge transparency - hospital charge report - definitions
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 25-3-705’s source at colorado​.gov