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Disclosures and Information

• Clarifies the information that a debt collector must provide to a consumer at the outset of debt collection communications, the actions the consumer may take in response and safe harbor provisions for collectors that comply with those requirements.

Legal Action Prohibitions

• The new rule also has a potential impact on social media management where revenue cycle companies must make it clear on their social media pages how patients get their healthcare debt concerns addressed.

Credit Reporting Agencies

• Prohibits debt collectors from bringing or threatening to bring a legal action against a consumer to collect a time-barred debt