Neonatal Care Transparency Act of 2026

This bill would require each hospital to publicly share its policy on giving life-saving care to babies born prematurely. The policy would have to say whether there is a minimum gestational age for such care, whether decisions are made case by case, and how the hospital would transfer the mother and baby to the nearest neonatal intensive care unit that would provide care. Obstetricians and other obstetric providers would have to tell patients at their first prenatal visit about these policies at hospitals where they have admitting privileges. Hospitals in Medicare would have to meet these requirements, and federal Medicaid and CHIP funds could not pay hospitals or obstetric providers that do not meet them, starting 180 days after the law takes effect.

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Sponsors

• Ryan Mackenzie Republican sponsor
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