EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTIONS

A proposed IRS rule would deem these actions to collect debts off- limits for tax- exempt hospitals before a reasonable

effort is made to assess whether the patient qualifies

for assistance Arrest Attached or seized

bank accounts or personal prop

ert y Civil

action Foreclosure on real

property Garnisheed

wages Lien on prop

ert y Rep orting to cre

dit agencies Sale of patient debt

to a t hird

par ty Writ of b ody attac

hment

Source: IRS