{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-604.175","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 604.175","heading":"COMPLIANCE WITH DEBT COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) Any patient may bring an action to enjoin extraordinary collection actions taken by a nonprofit hospital if the hospital has failed to provide a plain language summary of the financial assistance policy. A prevailing patient is entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs.\n(b) For the purposes of this section:\n(1) \"extraordinary collection actions\" means an action described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.501(r)-6;\n(2) \"financial assistance policy\" means a written policy that meets the requirements described in Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.501(r)-4;\n(3) \"nonprofit hospital\" means a hospital that claims federal tax status under United States Code, title 26, section 501(r); and\n(4) \"plain language summary\" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.501(r)-1.","path":["CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 604. CIVIL LIABILITY","OTHER ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/604.175","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:50Z","sha256":"ca8a06444091332fd753f27e5fce66f2e16e0b5053d4d8232a8e23ca4d8b53ce","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-604.17","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-604.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}