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An Act Regarding Credit Ratings Related to Overdue Medical Expenses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1310-H, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 228, §1, is amended to read:
 
3. Nonliability.   A person may not be held liable for any violation of this section if the person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the alleged violation the person maintained reasonable procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions of subsections 1 and, 2 and 4.
Sec. 2.  10 MRSA §1310-H, sub-§4  is enacted to read:
 
4.  Reporting of overdue medical expenses on consumer report.     Notwithstanding any provision of federal law, a consumer reporting agency may not report debt from overdue medical expenses on a consumer's consumer report in a manner that adversely affects the consumer's credit history or credit rating as long as the consumer is making regular, scheduled periodic payments toward the debt.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from reporting debt from overdue medical expenses on a consumer report in a manner that adversely affects the consumer's credit history or credit rating as long as that consumer is making regular, scheduled periodic payments toward the debt.