2005 Minnesota Statutes - 62J.82 — Hospital charge disclosure.

     62J.82 Hospital charge disclosure. 


    The Minnesota Hospital Association shall develop a 
 Web-based system, available to the public free of charge, for 
 reporting charge information, for Minnesota residents, 
 including, but not limited to, number of discharges, average 
 length of stay, average charge, average charge per day, and 
 median charge, for each of the 50 most common inpatient 
 diagnosis-related groups and the 25 most common outpatient 
 surgical procedures as specified by the Minnesota Hospital 
 Association.  The Web site must provide information that 
 compares hospital-specific data to hospital statewide data.  The 
 Web site must be established by October 1, 2006, and must be 
 updated annually.  If a hospital does not provide this 
 information to the Minnesota Hospital Association, the 
 commissioner may require the hospital to do so.  The 
 commissioner shall provide a link to this information on the 
 department's Web site. 


    HIST: 1Sp2005 c 4 art 8 s 2