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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Medical Patient Rights Act is amended by
5adding Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 50/8 new)
7    Sec. 8. COVID-19 testing; debt.
8    (a) In this Section, "health care professional" means a
9physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, a
10registered professional nurse, advanced practice registered
11nurse, emergency medical technician, or other individual
12appropriately licensed or registered to provide health care
13services.
14    (b) A health care professional or health care provider
15shall not contact a collection agency to collect unpaid debt
16when a patient has a late payment or nonpayment of a medical
17bill for COVID-19 testing, nor shall the health care
18professional or health care provider report the late payment
19or nonpayment to a credit reporting agency.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.