Amends TCA Title 68.

This bill requires a government-owned hospital or health system to submit an annual report to the health facilities commission ("commission") disclosing any additional compensation made to an executive or administrator of a government-owned hospital or health system that is in excess of the executive's or administrator's base salary ("administrative bonus or salary increase") and any financial payments made to third parties for services rendered ("disbursements and contractor costs"). <br /> <br /> In addition to such annual report, this bill requires a government-owned hospital or health system to submit to the commission a supplemental report that discloses any administrative bonus or salary increase and any disbursements and contractor costs made since the last annual report submitted to the commission prior to the government-owned hospital or health system (i) requesting additional public funds or (ii) initiating the closure of any distinct operational unit within a government-owned hospital or health system, including a birthing center, inpatient unit, and emergency department ("service line").<br /> <br /> This bill provides that if a government-owned hospital or health system makes an administrative bonus or salary increase or requests public funds to compensate for financial losses on or after the date of the closure of a service line, then the government-owned hospital or health system must disclose in a report to the commission the reasons behind the administrative bonus or salary increase and the decision to close the service line, or the reasons for the request for public funds, including financial data and strategic considerations.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the commission to make available on its public website the reports submitted pursuant to this bill. <br /> <br /> VIOLATIONS<br /> <br /> This bill authorizes the commission to enforce this part. A government-owned hospital or health system that violates this part may be subject to sanction by the commission, including licensure sanctions and the imposition of civil fines.<br />