What is NC law concerning collection of medical bills?

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What is NC law concerning collection of medical bills?

Anonymous Nov 10, 2009 13 views 1 answers

I have been making payments of $5 towards my son's medical bill of $10,000 to the hospital. They turned it over to a collection agent after 3 payments. What is the law concerning medical debt in NC? I thought that you couldn't be turned over to a collection agent if you were making payments, no matter what the amount.

Shawn Alexander · Answer 1 · 2026-06-15T10:29:16+00:00

The short answer is no small payments will not prevent assignment to a collection agency. I practice in Washington and you will want to confirm this with a local lawyer. If contact with the agency is troublesome, write and tell the all further communications shall be in written form only, and keep a file of all contact. I have pasted a link to the FDPCA for your reference; http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf Good Luck

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