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1 | | AN ACT concerning business. |
2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly: |
4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2EEEE as follows: |
6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2EEEE new) |
7 | | Sec. 2EEEE. Credit reporting; medical debt. |
8 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
9 | | "Collection action" means any referral of a bill to a |
10 | | collection agency or law firm to collect payment for services |
11 | | from a consumer for health care services. |
12 | | "Collection agency" means any individual, partnership, |
13 | | corporation, trust, estate, co-operative, association, |
14 | | government or government subdivision, agency, or other entity |
15 | | that either purchases medical debt or collects medical debt on |
16 | | behalf of another entity. |
17 | | "Consumer report" or "credit report" have the meaning |
18 | | ascribed to the term "consumer report" under 15 U.S.C. |
19 | | 1681a(d). |
20 | | "Consumer reporting agency" has the meaning ascribed to |
21 | | that term in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f). |
22 | | "Medical debt" means a debt arising from the receipt of |
23 | | health care services, products, or devices. |