On and after July 1, 2024, any health care provider or any collection entity doing business in this state shall not report any portion of a medical debt to a credit rating agency for use in a credit report. A health care provider doing business in this state shall include in any contract entered into with a collection entity on and after July 1, 2024, for the purchase or collection of medical debt a provision that prohibits the reporting of any portion of such medical debt to a credit rating agency.
(c) Any portion of a medical debt that is reported to a credit agency shall be void
More from connecticut. (c) is a surprising but very effective way to squash accounting games. Collection agencies better play this conservatively or risk making the the debt worthless.
