HB3703 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3703

Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Sue Scherer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

410 ILCS 50/8 new

Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a health care professional or health care provider shall not contact a collection agency to collect unpaid debt when a patient has a late payment or nonpayment of a medical bill for COVID-19 testing, nor shall the health care professional or health care provider report the late payment or nonpayment to a credit reporting agency. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Medical Patient Rights Act is amended by adding Section 8 as follows:

(410 ILCS 50/8 new)

Sec. 8. COVID-19 testing; debt.

(a) In this Section, "health care professional" means a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, a registered professional nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, emergency medical technician, or other individual appropriately licensed or registered to provide health care services.

(b) A health care professional or health care provider shall not contact a collection agency to collect unpaid debt when a patient has a late payment or nonpayment of a medical bill for COVID-19 testing, nor shall the health care professional or health care provider report the late payment or nonpayment to a credit reporting agency.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.