Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act

Summary

Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act This bill modifies requirements related to the reporting of medical debt. Specifically, a consumer reporting agency may not add to a consumer credit report any information related to a debt arising from a medically necessary procedure. Also, a debt collector (1) must wait one year before reporting other medical debt to a consumer reporting agency, (2) must notify the consumer prior to reporting such medical debt, and (3) may not attempt to collect a medical debt before the end of the one-year period.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 15 December 2020

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 15 December 2020

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• Reported to House

  summary · EN · 15 December 2020

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 December 2019

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