                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

UTILIZATION OF CERTAIN COLLECTION TECHNIQUES (§ 2.2-4806)

A. Each state agency and institution shall take all appropriate and
cost-effective actions to aggressively collect its accounts receivable. Each
agency and institution shall utilize, but not be limited to, the following
collection techniques, according to the policies and procedures required by the
Department of Accounts and the Division: (i) credit reporting bureaus, (ii)
collection agencies, (iii) garnishments, liens and judgments, (iv)
administrative offset, and (v) participation in the Treasury Offset Program of
the United States under 31 U.S.C. &#xA7; 3716.

B. Except as provided otherwise herein, for collection of accounts receivable of
$3,000 or more that are 60 days past due, each agency and institution shall
forward those claims to the Division for collection. The Division shall review
forwarded accounts, determine the appropriate collection efforts, if any, for
each account, and take such actions on the accounts as the Division may so
determine.

C. Except as provided otherwise herein, for collection of accounts receivable
under $3,000 that are 60 days past due, each agency and institution shall
contract with a private collection agency for the collection of those debts.
Prior to referring accounts receivable of less than $3,000, agencies and
institutions may refer such accounts to the Division. The Division may accept
the account for collection or return it to the agency or institution for
collection by a private collection agency.

D. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, where a debtor is paying a
debt in periodic payments to an agency or institution, the agency or institution
may elect to retain the claim in excess of 60 days provided that such periodic
payments are promptly paid until the account is satisfied. In the event the
debtor is delinquent (i) by 60 days in paying a periodic payment or (ii) for
such other period of time approved by the Division, the account shall be handled
in the manner provided by subsections B and C of this section.

E. A public institution of higher education shall provide a debtor who is
currently enrolled in such institution the option to pay his debt in periodic
payments over the course of the term or semester in which the account became
past due or, at the discretion of such institution, over a longer period,
provided that such periodic payments are promptly paid until the account is
satisfied. In the event that the debtor is delinquent (i) by 60 days in paying a
periodic payment or (ii) for such other period of time approved by the Division,
the account shall be handled in the manner provided by subsections B and C.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law to the
contrary, neither the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority
(the Authority) nor the University of Virginia Medical Center (the Center) shall
engage in extraordinary collection actions, as defined in &#xA7; 501(r) of the
Internal Revenue Code as it was in effect on January 1, 2020, to collect patient
accounts receivable related to medical treatment at such Authority or Center or
its affiliated facilities unless the Authority or Center has undertaken all
reasonable efforts to determine whether an individual with delinquent debt is
eligible for Medicaid or other assistance under the Authority&#8217;s or
Center&#8217;s financial assistance policy.

G. Each state agency and institution shall report and pay required fees to the
Division as required by subsection C of &#xA7; 2.2-518.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 544, § 2.1-733; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 919; 2008, cc. 314,
637; 2009, c. 797; 2018, c. 386; 2020, c. 577.