Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt
Sponsor: Julian Ivey (District 47A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health Care Facilities and RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a hospital, under certain circumstances, to sell the medical debt of patients if the debt is sold to a governmental unit or an entity that is under contract with the unit or a nonprofit organization for the purpose of canceling the debt; requiring that a hospital's financial policy require the hospital to dismiss actions pending against a patient for the collection of debt that was sold and prohibit the hospital from engaging in specified collection activities; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | White, Marcelinelobbyist | Economic Action Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holloway, Jennifer | Tzedek DC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ivey, Delegate Iveylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Ivey, Delegate Iveylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hoke, Kathleen | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Spriggs, Jason | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition