Date	Chamber	Action
1/24/2025	Senate	Referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

210 ILCS 88/30

210 ILCS 88/38 new

210 ILCS 88/42 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that medical creditors and debt collectors are prohibited from communicating with a patient regarding unpaid charges for the purpose of seeking to collect the charges and initiating a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding against the patient regarding the unpaid charges while an appeal of a health insurance decision is pending or was pending within 180 days. Sets forth provisions concerning medical debt interest under a reasonable payment plan, the applicable interest rate for judgments on medical debt, the effect of medical debt forgiveness on the contractual relationship between the medical creditor and the insurer or payor, and the applicability of the provisions.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/24/2025	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
1/24/2025	Senate	First Reading
1/24/2025	Senate	Referred to Assignments

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