§ 59.1-444.4 Reporting of medical debt prohibited; civil penalty
A. No medical care facility listed in § 32.1-102.1:3, no person licensed or certified by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions, and no emergency medical services agency, as defined in § 32.1-111.1, shall report any portion of a medical debt to a consumer reporting agency.
B. No collection entity collecting or attempting to collect a medical debt shall report such collection or attempts to collect to a consumer reporting agency.
C. Any willful violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a prohibited practice pursuant to the provisions of § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of Chapter 17 (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).
History
This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 751 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2024, c. 751.