Delaware SB347 amends the Medical Debt Protection Act to prohibit levying on patient property and require disclosure of debt collection roles.

Delaware SB347 amends Title 6 of the Delaware Code by prohibiting medical creditors and debt collectors from levying on tangible personal property of patients. It also mandates that any party collecting medical debt must disclose in court pleadings whether they are a medical creditor, a medical debt collector, or neither. Failure to properly disclose this information is a violation subject to remedies. Additionally, large health-care facilities or medical creditors remain liable for actions taken by medical debt buyers or collectors.

Delaware SB347 amends the Medical Debt Protection Act to prohibit levying on patient property and require disclosure of debt collection roles.

Delaware SB347 amends Title 6 of the Delaware Code by prohibiting medical creditors and debt collectors from levying on tangible personal property of patients. It also mandates that any party collecting medical debt must disclose in court pleadings whether they are a medical creditor, a medical debt collector, or neither. Failure to properly disclose this information is a violation subject to remedies. Additionally, large health-care facilities or medical creditors remain liable for actions taken by medical debt buyers or collectors.