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     &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill restricts the inclusion of medical debt on a consumer credit report. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A consumer reporting agency is prohibited from including on a consumer credit report, and a person is prohibited from reporting to such agency (1) medical debt arising from a medically necessary procedure, or (2) other medical debt less than a year old. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A person reporting medical debt to a consumer reporting agency must first provide notice to that consumer regarding the restrictions on including medical debt on credit reports. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Furthermore, a debt collector is prohibited from collecting a medical debt less than two years old.&lt;/p&gt;
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Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.
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2021-04-14
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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