FAIR PATIENT BILLING Senate SponsorsSen. Laura Fine-Graciela Guzmán and Mike Simmons 3/21/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 210 ILCS 88/30210 ILCS 88/38 new210 ILCS 88/42 newAmends the Fair Patient Billing Act. Provides that medical creditors and debt collectors are prohibited from communicating with a patient regarding unpaid charges for the purpose of seeking to collect the charges and initiating a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding against the patient regarding the unpaid charges while an appeal of a health insurance decision is pending or was pending within 180 days. Sets forth provisions concerning medical debt interest under a reasonable payment plan, the applicable interest rate for judgments on medical debt, the effect of medical debt forgiveness on the contractual relationship between the medical creditor and the insurer or payor, and the applicability of the provisions. 1/24/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine 1/24/2025SenateFirst Reading 1/24/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 2/4/2025SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/20/2025SenatePostponed - Judiciary 2/21/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán 2/26/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons 3/21/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments