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The statute of limitations for collection of such debt shall be tolled during the period in which the applicable health care provider is required to refrain from debt collection activities hereunder.B\n\nFor the purpose of this section, “debt collection activities” means repeatedly calling or writing to the claimant and threatening either to turn the matter over to a debt collection agency or to an attorney for collection, enforcement or filing of other process. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 683<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76311,"section_number":"19.2-368.11:1","catch_line":"Amount of award","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.11_1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76311,"section_number":"19.2-368.11:1","catch_line":"Amount of award","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.11_1\/"},{"id":79489,"section_number":"8.01-581.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170209,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79106,"identifier":"19.2-368.5:2","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.5_2","url":"\/19.2-368.5_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-368.5_2\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.5_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of filing a claim; stay of debt collection activities by health care providers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-368.5:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever a person files a claim under this chapter, all health care providers, as defined in § 8.01-581.1<\/a> that have been given notice of a pending claim, shall refrain from all debt collection activities<\/span> relating to medical treatment received by the person in connection with such claim until an award is made on the claim or until a claim is determined to be noncompensable pursuant to § 19.2-368.11:1<\/a>. The statute of limitations<\/span> for collection of such debt shall be tolled during the period in which the applicable health care provider is required to refrain from debt collection activities<\/span> hereunder. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purpose of this section, “debt collection activities<\/span>” means repeatedly calling or writing to the claimant<\/span> and threatening either to turn the matter over to a debt collection agency or to an attorney for collection, enforcement or filing of other process. The term shall not include routine billing or inquiries about the status of the claim. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF FILING A CLAIM; STAY OF DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES BY HEALTH CARE\nPROVIDERS (\u00a7 19.2-368.5:2)\n\nA. Whenever a person files a claim under this chapter, all health care\nproviders, as defined in § 8.01-581.1 that have been given notice of a\npending claim, shall refrain from all debt collection activities relating to\nmedical treatment received by the person in connection with such claim until an\naward is made on the claim or until a claim is determined to be noncompensable\npursuant to § 19.2-368.11:1. The statute of limitations for collection of\nsuch debt shall be tolled during the period in which the applicable health care\nprovider is required to refrain from debt collection activities hereunder.\n\nB. For the purpose of this section, “debt collection activities”\nmeans repeatedly calling or writing to the claimant and threatening either to\nturn the matter over to a debt collection agency or to an attorney for\ncollection, enforcement or filing of other process. The term shall not include\nroutine billing or inquiries about the status of the claim.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 683.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}