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Introduced
03/16/2023
03/16/2023
In Committee
05/03/2023
05/03/2023
Crossed Over
05/01/2023
05/01/2023
Passed
Dead
12/13/2024
12/13/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT TO ADOPT THE PRO-FAMILY, PRO-CONSUMER MEDICAL DEBT PROTECTION ACT TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF LARGE MEDICAL FACILITIES TO CHARGE UNREASONABLE INTEREST RATES AND EMPLOY UNFAIR TACTICS IN DEBT COLLECTION AND TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF NON-HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO CHARGE FACILITY FEES.
AI Summary
This bill, the Medical Debt De-Weaponization Act, aims to reduce burdensome medical debt and protect patients in their dealings with medical creditors, medical debt buyers, and medical debt collectors. Key provisions include: requiring large health care facilities to develop a written medical debt mitigation policy that includes financial assistance eligibility criteria and a billing and collections policy; placing limits on the use of extraordinary collection actions like wage garnishment; prohibiting certain practices like causing an individual's arrest or foreclosing on real property; capping interest rates on medical debt; and establishing reporting requirements for large health care facilities. The bill also limits the ability of non-hospital health care facilities to charge facility fees. The provisions generally take effect on January 1, 2024.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (17)
Jim Burgin (R)*,
Carl Ford (R)*,
Joyce Krawiec (R)*,
Ted Alexander (R),
Lisa Barnes (R),
Kevin Corbin (R),
Amy Galey (R),
Lisa Grafstein (D),
Robert Hanig (R),
Ralph Hise (R),
Todd Johnson (R),
Tom McInnis (R),
Tim Moffitt (R),
Mujtaba Mohammed (D),
Buck Newton (R),
Jim Perry (R),
Gladys Robinson (D),
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (on 05/03/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S321 |
| BillText | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S321v3.pdf |
| Analysis - Summary S321-SMBA-33(e2)-v-2 | https://dashboard.ncleg.gov/api/Services/BillSummary/2023/S321-SMBA-33(e2)-v-2 |
| Analysis - Summary S321-SMCE-40(e2)-v-3 | https://dashboard.ncleg.gov/api/Services/BillSummary/2023/S321-SMCE-40(e2)-v-3 |
| BillText | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S321v2.pdf |
| Analysis - Summary S321-SMBC-38(CSBC-8)-v-5 | https://dashboard.ncleg.gov/api/Services/BillSummary/2023/S321-SMBC-38(CSBC-8)-v-5 |
| BillText | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S321v1.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S321v0.pdf |
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