Maine Revised Statutes
Part 1: LIMITATIONS ON CREDITORS' REMEDIES
9-A §5-116-A. Debts owed to health care providers

§5-116-A. Debts owed to health care providers
1.  Definition of "health care provider."  For purposes of this section, "health care provider" means a physician, health care practitioner, hospital, clinic, clinical laboratory, health care facility or other person or facility that provides health care services and is licensed or registered by the State.  
[PL 2009, c. 526, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Agreement by or on behalf of health care provider.  An agreement by a health care provider, or by a debt collector on behalf of a health care provider, to accept partial payments over time without assessment of interest from a consumer on a debt for health care services is not a consumer credit transaction as defined by section 1‑301, subsection 12.  
[PL 2009, c. 526, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Disclosure of available payment arrangements.  A health care provider shall notify a consumer of the availability of any payment arrangements offered by the health care provider to satisfy a debt for health care services.  
[PL 2009, c. 526, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Rehabilitation of defaulted medical debt.  A payment arrangement offered by a health care provider must provide a consumer the opportunity to reasonably rehabilitate, cure or remedy a defaulted status of a debt for health care services under terms and conditions established by the health care provider, including, but not limited to, making payment in full or making 6 consecutive monthly payments in a timely manner.  
[PL 2009, c. 526, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 526, §1 (NEW).

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