New Jersey § 56:11-58 Reporting patient medical debt by creditor, collector, consumer reporting agency, prohibited.

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§ 56:11-58 — Reporting patient medical debt by creditor, collector, consumer reporting agency, prohibited.

New Jersey § 56:11-58

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:11-58 (2026).

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a.A medical creditor or medical debt collector shall not report a patient's medical debt to any consumer reporting agency for health care services performed on and after the effective date of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.).

b.A consumer reporting agency shall not make any consumer report containing a patient's paid medical debt or a medical debt of less than $500 regardless of the date it was incurred. L.2024, c.48, s.3.

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3. a. A medical creditor or medical debt collector shall not report a patient's medical debt to any consumer reporting agency for health care services performed on and after the effective date of P.L.2024, c.48 (C.56:11-56 et seq.). b. A consumer reporting agency shall not make any consumer report containing a patient's paid medical debt or a medical debt of less than $500 regardless of the date it was incurred. L.2024, c.48, s.3.