Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to take certain actions upon the release of an offender from prison. (NRS 209.511) Section 1 of this bill prohibits the Director from collecting or attempting to collect any outstanding medical debt owed by an offender to the Department upon the release of the offender from prison. Section 1 also: (1) prohibits the Director from reporting information relating to any such debt to a consumer reporting agency; and (2) authorizes the Director to continue collection efforts if the offender is returned to the custody of the Department. Section 1.5 of this bill applies the amendatory provisions of section 1 to an offender who has been released from prison by the expiration of his or her term of sentence or by pardon or parole before July 1, 2025. Section 1.3 of this bill makes a conforming change to refer to provisions that have been renumbered by section 1.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 209.511
Reprint 1: 209.511
Reprint 2: 209.511, 483.860
As Enrolled: 209.511, 483.860
BDR: 209.511