The Financial Institution Division (FID) of Nevada’s Department of Business and Industry will be holding a virtual workshop on Tuesday, October 26 at 1pm ET to solicit comments from interested persons about regulations related to SB248, a new medical debt collection law that went into effect earlier this year. The …
Read More »Plaintiffs Seeking to Overturn Nevada Medical Collection Law File Motion to Amend Complaint
The plaintiffs in a suit that was filed seeking to overturn a new medical debt collection law in Nevada have filed a motion to amend their complaint, seeking to add in a new argument that the law creates a false sense of urgency in violation of the Fair Debt Collection …
Read More »Hearing Today in Industry Case Against New Nevada Medical Collection Law
A hearing is scheduled for this afternoon in before a federal judge in Nevada courtroom attorneys representing a dozen collection agencies and ACA International will seek to obtain a temporary restraining order blocking legislation that governs how medical debts are collected in the state. The law went into effect on …
Read More »Industry Files Suit to Block Enactment of Nevada Medical Debt Collection Law
A dozen collection agencies, plus ACA International and the Nevada Collectors Association have filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada seeking to block the enactment of a new law that governs how medical debts are to be collected in the state. The new law is scheduled to go into …
Read More »Nevada Regulator Answers Questions About New Medical Debt Collection Law
As evidenced by a recently held webinar on AccountsRecovery.net, there are a lot more questions than answers about a soon-to-be-enacted medical debt collection law in Nevada. But, thanks to some questions submitted to the Financial Institutions Division of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, there are some answers to …
Read More »Nevada Gov. Signs Healthcare Collection Bill into Law
The governor of Nevada has signed a bill into law that will affect how medical debts are collected in the state. The new law goes into effect on July 1. Under the law, any debt owed for good or services provided by a medical facility, a provider of healthcare, or …
Read More »Nevada Medical Collection Bill Progressing Through Legislature
The Nevada State Assembly held a hearing last week to address a bill that has already passed the state Senate and seeks to require a collection agency notify an individual before taking any action to collect on a medical debt, while also establishing a floor for the minimum amount of …
Read More »Bill Introduced in Nevada to Restrict Collection of Medical Debts
A bill has been introduced in the Nevada Senate that would require collection agencies to notify consumers at least two months before attempting to collect on a debt, while also prohibiting filing a collection lawsuit to recover unpaid medical debts if the balance is less than $10,000. The bill, SB248, …
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