The bill mandates that non-disproportionate share hospitals in Kansas must screen uninsured patients for eligibility for their financial assistance programs or charity care policies. Hospitals are prohibited from pursuing debt collections, including garnishing wages or reporting medical debt to credit bureaus, until they have verified that the patient is ineligible for financial assistance. The screening process must be conducted within 90 days post-discharge, and hospitals are required to include information about financial assistance on billing statements. Additionally, patients have the right to appeal adverse determinations regarding their eligibility for charity care.

If a hospital incorrectly determines a patient's eligibility, they must refund any excess payments made by the patient and cover reasonable costs incurred in securing charity care. Hospitals that sell medical debt based on incorrect determinations must notify collection agencies of the invalid debt and ensure corrections to the patient's credit report within 90 days. The bill also clarifies the definition of a non-disproportionate share hospital, which is a facility that does not meet specific criteria for treating a high volume of low-income patients.