25.877.10 100th Legislative Session 1225
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1225
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to update and repeal provisions related to the reporting of hospital
charge information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 34-12E-11 be AMENDED:
34-12E-11. Any hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 34-12 shall annually report
charge information to the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations for which
that hospital had at least ten cases during the twelve months preceding the report, using
the hospital's All Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups or the Medicare Severity
Diagnosis Related Groups.
The Department of Health shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to
provide for the reporting of charge information by hospitals. The rules must include the
method for hospitals to report charges, and standards for the validity and comparability
of reported charges.
For the purposes of this section, "charge information" means:
(1) The number of discharges;
(2) The average length of stay;
(3) The average charge;
(4) The median charge;
(5) Demographic information;
(6) Payer mix;
(7) Charges not paid;
(8) Charges paid by medicare, medicaid, other governmental programs, and private
insurance; and
(9) Uncompensated care.
Section 2. That § 34-12E-11.1 be REPEALED. 25.877.10 2 1225
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Section 3. That § 34-12E-12 be REPEALED.
Section 4. That § 34-12E-13 be REPEALED. 25.877.10 3 1225
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An Act to update and repeal provisions related to the reporting of hospital charge information.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
House as Bill No. 1225
Chief Clerk
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1225
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,
2025 at ____________M.
By
for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2025
Governor
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2025
at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By
Asst. Secretary of State