Rep. Mary Gill
Filed: 4/8/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3754 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3754 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2HHHH as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2HHHH new)
7    Sec. 2HHHH. Collection action; patient billing. 
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Collection action" means any referral of a bill to a 
10collection agency or law firm to collect payment for services 
11from a patient or patient's guarantor for health care 
12services.
13    "Health care provider" has meaning given to that term in 
14the Medical Patient Rights Act.
15    (b) No health care provider may initiate a collection 
16action against a patient unless the patient or the patient's 
 
 
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1guarantor has been notified by first class mail at least 15 
2days prior to the referral of a bill taking effect. The notice 
3shall be sent no earlier than 30 days after the date of the 
4initial bill and shall inform the patient or the patient's 
5guarantor of the patient's outstanding payment obligations 
6and, if applicable, the patient's ability to request a 
7repayment plan. If the patient or the patient's guarantor pays 
8or arranges the repayment of the obligation with the health 
9care provider, no collection action shall be taken.
10    (c) Any health care provider who violates this Section 
11commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
12    (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to conflict 
13with or supersede the provisions of the Fair Patient Billing 
14Act.".