Legislation - HB1324

Title: Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt to Nonprofit Organizations
Sponsored by: Delegates Spiegel, Amprey, Fair, Kaiser, Kaufman, Lopez, Palakovich Carr, Shetty, Solomon, Tomlinson, Wells, and Woorman
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing a hospital to sell the medical debt of patients if the debt is sold to a nonprofit organization for the purpose of canceling the debt; and requiring that a hospital's financial policy require the hospital to dismiss actions pending against a patient for the collection of debt that was sold and prohibit the hospital from engaging in specified collection activities on patient debt that was sold.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/07/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt to Nonprofit Organizations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2025 Legislative Date 2/10/2025 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/07/2025	2/07/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt to Nonprofit Organizations
House	2/10/2025	2/10/2025	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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