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LD 917

An Act Regarding Charges To Uninsured Patients For Covid-19 Vaccines

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Josh Morris and 4 co-sponsors

Bars billing uninsured patients for COVID-19 vaccines, ensuring free vaccination and reducing financial barriers to immunization.

Became Law without Governor's Signature
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Bill Summary · LD 917

Summary of LD 917: An Act Regarding Charges To Uninsured Patients For Covid-19 Vaccines

Overview

  • Bill Number: LD 917
  • Title: An Act Regarding Charges To Uninsured Patients For Covid-19 Vaccines
  • Status: Became Law without Governor's Signature (certified as law on April 27, 2025)
  • Introduced: March 5, 2025
  • Subject: COVID-19, Immunization Requirements, Public Health
  • Sponsor: Rep. Morris of Turner
  • Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services

Purpose and core aim

LD 917 is designed to regulate charges to uninsured patients related to COVID-19 vaccines. The core intent is to ensure that uninsured individuals are not billed for COVID-19 vaccination services, aligning vaccine access with public health goals of broad, affordable immunization.

Key provisions (as indicated by available documents)

  • The bill focuses on prohibiting or limiting charges to uninsured patients for COVID-19 vaccines. While the precise statutory text is not provided here, the title and framing indicate restrictions on billing uninsured individuals for the vaccine itself.
  • The act is intended to address financial barriers to vaccination for uninsured residents, thereby supporting immunization uptake and public health protection.

Note: Specific enforcement mechanisms, timeframes for implementation, and any exceptions would be contained in the enacted text of the statute.

Affected parties

  • Uninsured patients: Primary beneficiaries who would be protected from charges for COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Healthcare providers and vaccination sites: Likely subject to new billing restrictions and documentation requirements to ensure compliance.
  • Public health system and potentially payer intermediaries: May need to align billing practices with the new requirements.

Fiscal impact

  • Preliminary fiscal notes: No fiscal impact anticipated.
  • Fiscal note (engrossed/signed): No fiscal impact noted.
  • These findings suggest the act does not impose new costs on state or local government and does not create new revenue streams; the primary effect is a change in billing practice for vaccine services.

Legislative history and timeline

  • 3/5/2025: Referred to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
  • 3/26/2025 – 3/28/2025: Work session and votes; reported Out There (OTP)
  • 4/1/2025 – 4/8/2025: Passed through readings and concurrence; engrossed and sent for concurrence
  • 4/10/2025 – 4/15/2025: Passed to be enacted in concurrence; final steps completed
  • 4/27/2025: Became law without Governor's Signature

Practical significance

  • The bill reinforces access to COVID-19 vaccination for uninsured residents by eliminating or restricting charges for vaccines.
  • It simplifies billing considerations for providers offering vaccines to uninsured patients and supports equity in vaccine access.
  • While the fiscal impact is reported as non-existent, the policy may affect administrative processes and provider billing practices.

If you’d like, I can compare LD 917 to similar reforms in other states or pull in the enacted statute text for precise enforcement provisions and effective dates.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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