E.__"Health care procedure" means the provision of health care including a diagnosis, test, procedure, treatment, operation or other health care service and the provision of pharmaceuticals and health care equipment required as part of a health care procedure provided to a patient by a health care practitioner or by a person or entity affiliated with or under a contractual agreement with the health care practitioner.

2.__Disclosure to patient required.__Except as provided in subsection 6, prior to providing a health care procedure to a patient, a health care practitioner or facility must disclose in writing to the patient or to the authorized representative of the patient the price or prices to be charged for the health care procedure.

3.__Billing for reimbursement prohibited.__Except as provided in subsection 6, a health care practitioner or facility who has not provided the disclosure required by subsection 2 for a particular health care procedure may not bill the patient, authorized representative of the patient, insurance carrier or other responsible 3rd party for the health care procedure.

4.__Disclosure to public required.__A health care practitioner or facility must provide for the general public a list of health care procedures provided by the health care practitioner or facility and the price or prices charged for each procedure listed.

5.__Disclosure to Maine Health Data Organization.__By March 31st of each year, a health care practitioner or facility shall disclose to the Maine Health Data Organization established under chapter 1683 the list of health care procedures and prices for which disclosure is required under subsection 4 and a list of discounts from those prices that were granted by the health care practitioner or facility in the prior calendar year.

6.__Exceptions.__The provisions of subsections 2 and 3 do not apply in a health care emergency.__The Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Division of Licensure and Certification shall adopt rules defining the term "emergency" for the purposes of this section.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.