(a) As used in this act:

(i) 'Department' means the department of health;

(ii) 'De-identified maximum negotiated charge' means the highest charge a facility has negotiated with any third party payors for a facility item or service;

(iii) 'De-identified minimum negotiated charge' means the lowest charge a facility has negotiated with any third party payors for a facility item or service;

(iv) 'Discounted cash price' means the charge that applies to a person who pays cash, or a cash equivalent, for a facility item or service;

(v) 'Facility' means a hospital located within the state and licensed under title 35, chapter 2, article 9 of the Wyoming statutes;

(vi) 'Facility item or service' means all items and services, including individual items and services and service

packages, that may be provided by a facility to a patient in connection with an inpatient admission or an outpatient department visit, including:

(A) Supplies and procedures;

(B) Room and board;

(C) Use of the facility and other areas, generally referred to as facility fees;

(D) Services of health care providers, generally referred to as professional charges;

(E) Any other item or service offered by the facility.

(vii) 'Gross charge' means the charge for a facility item or service that is reflected on a facility's list, less any discounts;

(viii) 'Machine-readable format' means a digital representation of information that can be imported or read into a computer system for processing;

(ix) 'Payor-specific negotiated charge' means the charge that a facility has negotiated with a third party payor for a facility item or service;

(x) 'Shoppable service' means a facility item or service that may be scheduled by a patient in advance;

(xi) 'Standard charge' means the regular rate established by the facility for a facility item or service provided to a specific group of paying patients. The term includes all of the following:

(A) The gross charge;

(B) The payor-specific negotiated charge;

(C) The de-identified minimum negotiated charge;

(D) The de-identified maximum negotiated charge;

(E) The discounted cash price.

(xii) 'Third party payor' means a person who is, by statute, contract or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a facility item or service;

(xiii) 'This act' means W.S. 35-2-1501 through 35-2-1507.