On January 21, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy signed The New Jersey Collection Practices Bill. This bill will provide important protection for workers’ compensation claimants by prohibiting health care providers from reporting certain workers’ compensation medical charges and past due medical bills to collection and credit agencies.
The Collection Practices Bill is a critical improvement to the state’s workers’ compensation system, and one which protects injured workers and their families from facing additional financial strains if they have a pending workers’ compensation cases – a time when they are most likely to experience hardships created by limited income, mounting expenses, and uncertainty about their futures.
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