Bill Text: IL HB5645 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5645 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5645-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5645 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 88/35
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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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Fair Patient Billing Act is amended by
changing Section 35 as follows:
(210 ILCS 88/35)
Sec. 35. Collection limitations.
(a) The hospital shall not pursue legal action for
non-payment of a hospital bill against uninsured patients who
have clearly demonstrated that they have neither sufficient
income nor assets to meet their financial obligations provided
the patient has complied with Section 45 of this Act.
(b) 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:
(1) garnishing wages;
(2) seizing moneys from tax returns; or
(3) pursuing an action that may result in foreclosure
on the patient's home.
(Source: P.A. 94-885, eff. 1-1-07.)