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HITECH Act Creates Change in HIPAA Standards (6pp) Revised 2/12/10 3013
HITECH Act: Electronic Health Records (12pp) Revised 2/4/10 3033
Hospital Billing and Collection Practices (12pp) Revised 5/6/10 2805
Collecting Medical Debt: Use Due Diligence With HMO
Accounts (15pp) Revised 1/12/07 2803
Medical Debts—Statutes of Limitation and Interest (4pp)
Revised 4/14/10 1158
Medical Fee Splitting: Illinois Senate Bill 69 (2pp) Revised 10/1/09 2347
Medicare Fraud (5pp) Revised 12/14/09 3028
Protected Health Information—Application of the Privacy Rule for
Billing, Claims and Collection Agencies (7pp) Revised 12/14/09 6258
With Whom Can Debt Collectors Discuss a Medical Debt
Under the FDCPA and HIPAA? (6pp) Revised 7/21/09 2335
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
Alberta Collection Laws (18pp) Revised 3/8/10 2502
Amendments to Hungary Bankruptcy and Liquidation
Proceedings (3pp) Revised 5/7/10 3046
Australian Privacy Act of 1988 (12pp) Revised 9/5/06 8042
British Columbia Collection Laws (11pp) Revised 4/6/10 2503
Canadian Collection Agency Licensing Administrators (4pp)
Revised 3/14/07 2500
Canadian Licensing Chart (15pp) Revised 2/23/06 3006
Debt Collection in the United Kingdom (4pp) Revised 5/12/08 1171
Debt Collection Down Under (11pp) Revised 8/2/06 8041
FDCPA and International Collections (2pp) Revised 12/18/09 1117
Manitoba Collection Laws (10pp) Revised 4/6/10 2504
New Brunswick Collection Laws (12pp) Revised 4/6/10 2505
Newfoundland and Labrador Collection Laws (12pp) Revised 5/4/06 2506
Northwest Territories Collection Laws (11pp) Revised 5/4/06 2507
Nova Scotia Collection Laws (12pp) Revised 5/4/06 2508
Nunavut Collection Laws (8pp) Revised 5/4/06 2509
Offshore Outsourcing (5pp) Revised 5/29/08 1257
Ontario Collection Laws (11pp) Revised 11/11/09 2510
Prince Edward Island Collection Laws (8pp) Revised 5/4/06 2511
Quebec Collection Laws (15pp) Revised 5/4/06 2512
Saskatchewan Collection Laws (12pp) Revised 5/4/06 2513
Statute of Limitations for Canadian Provinces (6pp) Revised 5/4/06 2501
Yukon Collection Laws (9pp) Revised 5/4/06 2514
OTHER FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Are Collection Notices Required to be Sent by First-
Class Mail? (3pp) Revised 3/27/06 1143
The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure
Act of 2009 (5pp) Revised 4/29/09 3018
The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
(E-SIGN) Act (5pp) Revised 10/5/09 3021
The Employee Free Choice Act (2pp) Revised 3/26/09 3015
The Government Accountability Office Report on Consumer Debt
(4pp) Revised 11/16/09 3025
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (4pp) Revised 6/4/08 8053
New Federal Court Rules Impact Storage of Electronic Records (2pp)
Revised 12/12/06 8048
Garnishment (4pp) Revised 10/28/09 3022
Statute of Limitations on Telecommunications Charges (3pp)
Revised 1/11/10
Unfair Deceptive Acts or Practices (4pp) Revised 6/15/06
Uniform Commercial Code: A Summary of Relevant Sections
(3pp) Revised 8/6/08
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RISK MANAGEMENT
Collection Notice Review (CNR) Approved Attorneys (4pp)
Revised 12/4/09
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STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
A Brief Summary of Commercial Collection Regulations (2pp)
Revised 5/20/08 2029
Adding Fees to Debts (24pp) Revised 4/27/10 8000
Adding Service Fees to Educational Debts (5pp) Revised 8/24/09 2068
Age of Majority (9pp) Revised 3/29/10 1153
“Closed” States and Collection Activity (3pp) Revised 3/4/03 2000
Community Property (8pp) Revised 2/20/07 1151
Confusion Abounds Regarding Recent California Restriction
on Predictive Dialers (4pp) Revised 12/18/09 2033
Contacting Nearbys—State Restrictions (6pp) Revised 8/8/06 2017
Federal and State Laws Regarding Same-Sex Marriages, Civil
Unions and Domestic Partnerships (4pp) Revised 12/23/09 3032
Garnishment: Federal and State Exemptions (6pp) Revised 10/22/09 3023
Handling Consumer Payments (17pp) Revised 9/30/09 2006
Idaho Collection Agency Act Amended (3pp) Revised 5/2/08 1170
Interstate Chart (56pp) Revised 5/6/10 3005
Louisiana Amends Consumer Credit Law (1p) Revised 6/27/06 2047
Massachusetts Collections Regulations Overhauled (3pp)
Revised 10/26/04 2021
Massachusetts Data Security Regulations (2pp) Revised 8/27/09 3003
Mortgage Deficiency Balances After Foreclosure (27pp)
Revised 1/18/10 3000
New York Licensing and Collection Requirements (5pp)
Revised 12/14/09 3029
North Carolina Collection Law Changes (4pp) Revised 12/14/09 3030
Notice and Language Requirements Added to California’s
Rosenthal Act (2pp) Revised 3/23/09 2016
Nevada Revises Licensing Requirements and other Collection
Laws (4pp) Revised 8/8/07 1159
State Branch Office Requirements (15pp) Revised 6/25/09 1160
State Collection Laws: Doctrine of Necessaries (20pp)
Revised 6/22/09 2036
State Collection Laws: Record Maintenance Requirements (21pp)
Revised 4/27/10 2037
State Collection Laws: Communication with Spouses (6pp)
Revised 6/22/09 2040
State Communication Chart (6pp) Revised 1/23/08 3008
State Credit Reporting Laws (9pp) Revised 3/25/10 1255
State Debt Collection Laws for Commercial Collectors (40pp)
Revised 6/16/09 2034
State Gambling Laws at a Glance (10pp) Revised 5/17/06 2043