1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 4148 By: Schreiber and Lepak
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to civil procedure; prescribing
7 procedures related to civil actions for collection of
8 medical debts; prescribing requirements for petition;
8 requiring proof of compliance with Transparency in
9 Health Care Prices Act; prescribing procedures with
9 respect to entry of default judgments based upon
10 medical debt; requiring proof of compliance with
10 Transparency in Health Care Prices Act; providing for
11 codification; and providing an effective date.
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 193 of Title 12, unless there is
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18 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. A creditor or debt collector or collection agency operating
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20 on behalf of a creditor that files a civil action for recovery of a
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21 medical debt shall attach to the petition or applicable form a copy
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22 of redacted itemization of the charges that are the basis for the
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23 medical debt and shall also attach proof of compliance with the
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 1 Transparency in Health Care Prices Act, Section 1-725.2 et seq. of
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2 Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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3 B. Prior to entry of a default judgment against a consumer in a
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4 legal action on a medical debt, in addition to compliance with the
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5 applicable rules of the district court for entry of a default
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6 judgment, the plaintiff shall file with the court evidence that
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7 establishes the amount and nature of the medical debt and includes:
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8 1. The original account number at charge-off;
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9 2. The original creditor at charge-off;
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10 3. The amount due at charge-off or if the balance has not been
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11 charged off, an itemization of the amount claimed to be owed,
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12 including the principal, interest, fees, and other charges or
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13 reductions from payment made or other credits;
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14 4. An itemization of post charge-off additions if any;
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15 5. The date of the last payment, if applicable, or the date of
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16 the last transaction; and
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17 6. Proof of compliance with the Transparency in Health Care
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18 Prices Act, Section 1-725.2 et seq. of Title 63 of the Oklahoma
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19 Statutes.
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20 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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22 59-2-9867 MAH 01/18/24
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