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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5645 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a hospital or a hospital's agent may not aggressively pursue debt collection for non-payment of a hospital bill against a patient with an annual household income of $51,000 or less by garnishing wages, seizing moneys from tax returns, or pursuing an action that may result in foreclosure on the patient's home.
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| | HB5645 | | LRB101 20585 CPF 70211 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Fair Patient Billing Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 35 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 88/35)
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| 7 | | Sec. 35. Collection limitations. |
| 8 | | (a) The hospital shall not pursue legal action for |
| 9 | | non-payment of a hospital bill against uninsured patients who |
| 10 | | have clearly demonstrated that they have neither sufficient |
| 11 | | income nor assets to meet their financial obligations provided |
| 12 | | the patient has complied with Section 45 of this Act.
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| 13 | | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a |
| 14 | | hospital or a hospital's agent may not aggressively pursue debt |
| 15 | | collection for non-payment of a hospital bill against a patient |
| 16 | | with an annual household income of $51,000 or less by: |
| 17 | | (1) garnishing wages; |
| 18 | | (2) seizing moneys from tax returns; or |
| 19 | | (3) pursuing an action that may result in foreclosure |
| 20 | | on the patient's home. |
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 94-885, eff. 1-1-07.)
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