This bill mandates that non-disproportionate share hospitals in Kansas must screen all patients for eligibility for their financial assistance programs and charity care policies before pursuing any debt collections. Specifically, hospitals are prohibited from collecting debts until they have verified that a patient is ineligible for financial assistance. The Secretary of Health and Environment is tasked with establishing rules and regulations for this screening process, which must include applying any applicable charity care discounts before billing patients. Additionally, hospitals are required to include information about financial assistance availability on billing statements.

Furthermore, the bill outlines that patients can apply for charity care if they are deemed ineligible or disagree with the charity care discount amount. If a hospital incorrectly determines a patient's eligibility, it must refund any charity care amounts owed and cover reasonable costs incurred by the patient in securing charity care. Hospitals that sell medical debt based on incorrect determinations must inform collection agencies of the invalidity of such debts. The bill also allows aggrieved individuals to pursue civil action against hospitals for violations of these provisions.