This amendment replaces the term "medical services, products, and devices" with the term "health-care services" which is already a defined term in the Medical Debt Protection Act.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact nature or impact on individuals using healthcare services or healthcare providers.

Changing Medical Terms to Health-Care Services

This amendment changes the term 'medical services, products, and devices' to 'health-care services' in a law about protecting people from medical debt.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the words used for health care in one part of a bigger law.
• Uses an already defined term called 'health-care services'.
• This amendment also makes a technical correction.

Who It Names or Affects

• Anyone dealing with medical debt protection laws.

Terms To Know

health-care services

Services for diagnosing, preventing, treating, curing, or relieving physical, dental, behavioral, substance use disorder, or mental health conditions. This includes procedures, products, devices, and medications.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not change how people get help with medical debt.
• It only changes the words used in a specific law.
• No new costs are added by this amendment.

Official Summary Text

This amendment replaces the term "medical services, products, and devices" with the term "health-care services" which is already a defined term in the Medical Debt Protection Act.
This amendment replaces the term "medical services, products, and devices" with the term "health-care services" which is already a defined term in the Medical Debt Protection Act. It means "services for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, cure, or relief of a physical, dental, behavioral, substance use disorder, or mental health condition, illness, injury, or disease. These services include any procedures, products, devices, or medications."
This amendment also makes a technical correction.