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 requires hospitals to report the number of financially and medically indigent patients served, as well as the total amount spent on charity care. These reports must be posted on the hospital's website within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter.

The bill also includes a provision stating that hospitals are not required to prepare and post reports for any calendar quarter that begins before October 1, 2025. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, allowing hospitals time to comply with the new reporting requirements.

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