UVA Medical Center Debt Collection (language only)

Item 53 #3s

Language
Page 31, line 29, after "$1,000." insert:
"Notwithstanding any provision of the Code of Virginia, the University of Virginia Medical Center shall be exempt from participating in the Office of the Attorney General's debt collection process, provided that the University demonstrates to the Secretary of Finance that a change in the debt collection agent is cost effective, in which case the University of Virginia shall have the authority to collect its Medical Center accounts receivable by engaging private collection agents and attorneys to pursue collection actions, and to compromise, settle, and discharge Medical Center accounts receivable claims."

Explanation
(This amendment exempts the University of Virginia Medical Center from participating in the Attorney General's debt collection process, subject to the determination by the Secretary of Finance that the proposed collection process is cost-effective.)