2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB765: Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt

Legislative Summary

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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Bill History

1/29/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {983921/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Third Reading Passed (103-36)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/2/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/2/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (34-12)
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/20/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 983921/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 983921/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/3/2025
34
Yea
12
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/13/2025
103
Yea
36
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED