Amends and adds to existing law to revise and clarify provisions regarding requirements for extraordinary collection actions by health care providers against patients.

The legislation modifies the Idaho Patient Act by clarifying that the pursuit of overdrawn checks for the amount of the overdrawn check is not an extraordinary collection action, providing a faster timeline for adverse credit reporting in exchange for giving up the ability to pursue other extraordinary collection action, adjusting the timing and content of certain necessary patient communications as well as the burden of proof, before engaging in an extraordinary collection action against a patient. The legislation also provides intent language to further clarify that the limits on costs, fees, and attorney’s fees began with any extraordinary collection action commenced on or after January 1, 2021, regardless of when the goods or services were delivered to the patient.