Collection Policy IRC(r)
The Hospital will not engage in any of the following actions ("Extraordinary Collection Actions" or "ECAs")
- Commencing any legal action to collect a bill from a patient(but this does not include filing of a claim in a pending bankruptcy proceeding)
- Reporting to a credit rating agency
- Deferring or denying services unless the patient prepays(unless the prepayment requirement is unrelated to the failure to pay a prior bill)
- Placing a lien on the individual's property(except liens permitted under state law upon judgements or settlement for personal injury related to the care provided)
- Attaching or seizing any individual bank account
- Garnishing wages