Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 110 (2021GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Winder, M.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/11/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• provides that a governmental entity within the state that is a health care provider may not collect an overdue payment for a medical material or service from the debtor's income tax overpayment or refund if the debtor:
• has made payment arrangements; and
• is current on payments under the payment arrangements.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

HEALTH CARE PAYMENT AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Mike Winder
Senate Sponsor: 
Luz Escamilla
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends the Accounts Receivable Collection part.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ provides that a governmental entity within the state that is a health care provider
may not collect an overdue payment for a medical material or service from the
debtor's income tax overpayment or refund if the debtor:
• has made payment arrangements; and
• is current on payments under the payment arrangements.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63A-3-302
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 297
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63A-3-302
 is amended to read:
63A-3-302.
Unpaid accounts receivable -- Political subdivision agreement with
local agency.
(1) 
(a)
 [
If
] 
Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), if
 any account receivable at any
point has been unpaid for 90 days or more, any agency or other authority of the state, or any
political subdivision responsible for collection of the account may proceed under this part to
collect the delinquent amount.
(b) A governmental entity within the state that is a health care provider may not
proceed under this part when the account receivable is for a medical material or service and the
debtor:
(i) has made a payment arrangement with the health care provider; and
(ii) is current on payments under the payment arrangement.
(2) (a) A political subdivision may enter into an agreement with a local agency under
which the local agency, for a reasonable fee that the political subdivision and local agency
agree upon, prepares and submits the political subdivision's accounts receivable for collection
as provided in this part.
(b) Notwithstanding an agreement under Subsection (2)(a), a participating political
subdivision shall:
(i) establish an agreement with the division for submitting delinquent accounts
receivable under this part; and
(ii) with respect to the accounts receivable that the participating political subdivision
submits through a local agency for collection under this part:
(A) receive and respond to an administrative hearing requested under Section
63A-3-305
; and
(B) administer an adjudicative proceeding required under Section 
63A-3-306
.