Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 2038	Senate Author:  Menéndez et al.
Effective:  9-1-21	House Sponsor:  Dean et al.

            Senate Bill 2038 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to prices and fees charged by certain licensed freestanding emergency medical care facilities that provide testing or vaccination for an infectious disease based on a declared state of disaster. Among other provisions, the bill requires such a facility to disclose to each patient the price the facility charges for the test or vaccine and any facility fees, supply costs, and other costs associated with the test or vaccine and prohibits the facility from engaging in certain pricing practices during a declared disaster. The bill requires the Health and Human Services Commission to impose certain administrative penalties on a person licensed to operate the facility for a violation of that prohibition or a rule adopted in relation to the prohibition.