34-12E-11.1. Website available to public for reporting charge information.

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations shall develop a web-based system, available to the public at no cost, for reporting the charge information of hospitals. The charge information shall include disclaimers regarding factors, including case severity ratings and individual patient variations, which may affect actual charges to a patient for services rendered. The website shall provide information that compares hospital-specific data to hospital statewide data. The website shall be established by June 1, 2009, and shall be updated no less than annually.

Source: SL 2008, ch 169, § 2.