House Bill No. 3501 mandates that public hospitals in Texas prepare and publish a quarterly report detailing the charity care they provide. The new section added to the Health and Safety Code, Section 311.006, defines key terms such as "charity care," "financially indigent," and "medically indigent," and outlines the reporting requirements. Specifically, public hospitals must post on their websites a report within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, which includes the number of financially and medically indigent patients served and the total amount spent on charity care.

The bill also includes a provision that exempts hospitals from the reporting requirement for any calendar quarter that begins before October 1, 2025, allowing them time to prepare for compliance. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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