Reporting of medical debt prohibited; civil penalty

Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-444.4
in effect
Sign in to generate a plain English summaryAsk Belisarius Agent
A. No medical care facility listed in § 32.1-102.1:3 , no person licensed or certified by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions, and no emergency medical services agency, as defined in § 32.1-111.1 , shall report any portion of a medical debt to a consumer reporting agency. B. No collection entity collecting or attempting to collect a medical debt shall report such collection or attempts to collect to a consumer reporting agency. C. Any willful violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a prohibited practice pursuant to the provisions of § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of Chapter 17 (§ 59.1-196 et seq.). 2024, c. 751 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-444.4/Fetched: 10/16/2026

Starting a business in Virginia? Virginia LLC guide: costs and requirements