ColoradoLimitations on Collection Actions for Medical Debt
What it does
The bill adds to the list of impermissible collection actions that a medical creditor is prohibited from using when collecting on a medical debt. Current law requires a medical creditor to comply with certain conditions and notify a patient with medical debt 30 days before taking any permissible extraordinary collection actions. In addition to providing notice before taking any permissible extraordinary collection actions, the bill requires a medical creditor to notify a patient 30 days before collecting, transferring, selling, or assigning a medical debt, and to verify the patient has been screened for public health insurance programs and discounted care.
More detail
The bill requires a medical creditor to offer a reasonable payment plan to each patient with medical debt. If the medical creditor violates the requirements for selling, transferring, or assigning medical debt, or undertaking collection activities, the patient is entitled to damages in the amount of $3,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 31House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone IndefinitelyLatest
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment L). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1267, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Postpone House Bill 26-1267 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment M) to L.001 (Attachment L). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human ServicesIntroduced
- Mar 31House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone IndefinitelyLatest