No Fees for EFTs Act
S. 3805118th Congress

No Fees for EFTs Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Fees for EFTs Act.

Section 2. Prohibiting health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions

Section 1173(g)(4)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(g)(4)(B)(ii)) is amended—

(1) in subclause (I), by striking at the end and;

(2) in subclause (II), by striking at the end the period and inserting; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

(III) prohibit the imposition of any charge, fee, or other payment (including through a withhold from payment) by a health plan or entity completing the transaction on the plan’s behalf, on a health care provider for electronic fund transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions made on or after January 1, 2025.

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