{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-444.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 59.1-444.4","heading":"Reporting of medical debt prohibited; civil penalty","body":"A. No medical care facility listed in § 32.1-102.1:3, no person licensed or certified by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions, and no emergency medical services agency, as defined in § 32.1-111.1, shall report any portion of a medical debt to a consumer reporting agency.B. No collection entity collecting or attempting to collect a medical debt shall report such collection or attempts to collect to a consumer reporting agency.C. Any willful violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a prohibited practice pursuant to the provisions of § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to any and all of the enforcement provisions of Chapter 17 (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).2024, c. 751.","path":["Title 59.1. Trade and Commerce","Chapter 35.1. Consumer Reporting Agencies"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/59.1-444.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:49Z","sha256":"88698f585da93e3ed7f62f14ce25e8a5cd59b7ea3fb5e7212640b9425c2b62f1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-444.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-59.1-445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}