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LC 4037

Generally revise hospital community benefit reporting laws

2025 Regular Session

Proposes rewriting nonprofit hospitals' community-benefit reporting to state authorities and the public; the draft died in process and did not advance this session.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 4037

Legislative Bill Summary — LC 4037

Title

Generally revise hospital community benefit reporting laws

Overview

LC 4037 is a proposed bill aimed at revising the reporting requirements governing hospital community benefits. The available record does not include the bill’s text, so specific provisions, metrics, or new reporting standards are not disclosed in this summary. The intent, based on the title, is to modify how nonprofit hospitals report community benefits to state authorities and the public.

What is known from the record

  • Status: Draft Died in Process
  • Introduced: December 15, 2024
  • Classification/Subject: Health; Health Care Services; Safety
  • Key legislative actions:
    • 2024-12-15: Drafter Assigned
    • 2024-12-25: Draft On Hold
    • 2025-05-22: Draft Died in Process

Notes:
- The bill text has not been provided in the public record excerpt available here.
- “Drafter Assigned” indicates someone was designated to draft the bill language.
- “On Hold” and subsequently “Died in Process” indicate that the bill did not progress toward a vote and is not currently advancing in this legislative cycle.

Potential scope and impact (inferred from the title)

Because the text is not provided, the following are typical areas such revisions might address. These are not stated provisions of LC 4037 but reflect common themes in hospital community benefit reporting reforms:
- Reporting requirements: Possible changes to what nonprofit hospitals must report (e.g., level of charitable care, community health needs assessments, investments in community health improvement projects, administrative costs related to community benefit).
- Transparency and public access: Potential enhancements to public disclosure, annual reporting timelines, and the format or granularity of data shared with the state and the public.
- Compliance and enforcement: Possible new compliance mechanisms, audit provisions, or consequences for noncompliance.
- Interagency coordination: Potential alignment with state health departments or other agencies overseeing hospital reporting.
- Definitions and scope: Possible clarifications of what constitutes community benefit, charity care, unreimbursed costs, and related terms.

Who would be affected

  • ** nonprofit hospitals** subject to community benefit reporting requirements (including data collection, reporting frequency, and metrics).
  • State health and regulatory agencies responsible for receiving, reviewing, and publishing reports.
  • Public stakeholders and community organizations seeking transparency about hospital community benefits.
  • Tax-exempt status considerations for hospitals, insofar as reporting requirements intersect with public benefit disclosures.

Procedural and timeline considerations

  • Since the bill died in process, there is no active path to enactment in the current session.
  • If revived in a future session, it would follow the standard sequence: committee referral, hearings, potential amendments, and floor votes before becoming law.

Bottom line

LC 4037 represents an effort to overhaul how hospital community benefits are reported. As currently recorded, the bill did not advance and is no longer active in this legislative cycle. The title suggests a broad review of reporting requirements, but the specific changes remain unknown without the actual text. If interest resumes, a forthcoming version would clarify the exact reporting metrics, timelines, and compliance provisions proposed.

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

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