Governor Janet Mills has signed legislation to protect Maine people by prohibiting medical debt collectors from placing a lien on a person’s home or garnishing their wages.
LD 2129, An Act to Strengthen Consumer Protections by Prohibiting Liens on Principal Residences and Wage Garnishments for Medical Debt, was sponsored by Sen. Donna Bailey of Saco, a cancer survivor who has championed Legislative efforts to safeguard Maine people from harmful impacts of medical debt.
According to Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care, nearly half of all Maine households incurred medical debt in the last two years, and one in three reported that medical debt hurt their ability to afford basic necessities such as food or heat.
The new law will take effect 90 days after the Adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
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