All 50 States
Medical Billing Rights by State
Every state has different medical billing laws. Find your state below to learn about surprise billing protections, charity care requirements, dispute processes, and the statute of limitations on medical debt.
21
States with Own Surprise Billing Law
14
States with Charity Care Laws
3 yrs
Shortest Debt Statute of Limitations
Federal Protections Apply Everywhere
The No Surprises Act (2022) protects all Americans from surprise out-of-network bills for emergency services and certain non-emergency services at in-network facilities. These protections apply regardless of your state. Click any state below for detailed information about additional state-level protections.
AL
Alabama
Federal Only
AK
Alaska
Federal Only
AZ
Arizona
Federal Only
AR
Arkansas
Federal Only
CA
California
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
CO
Colorado
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
CT
Connecticut
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
DE
Delaware
Federal Only
FL
Florida
State + Federal No Balance Billing
GA
Georgia
State + Federal No Balance Billing
HI
Hawaii
Federal Only
ID
Idaho
Federal Only
IL
Illinois
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
IN
Indiana
State + Federal No Balance Billing
IA
Iowa
Federal Only
KS
Kansas
Federal Only
KY
Kentucky
Federal Only
LA
Louisiana
Federal Only
ME
Maine
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
MD
Maryland
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
MA
Massachusetts
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
MI
Michigan
Federal Only
MN
Minnesota
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
MS
Mississippi
Federal Only
MO
Missouri
Federal Only
MT
Montana
Federal Only
NE
Nebraska
Federal Only
NV
Nevada
State + Federal No Balance Billing
NH
New Hampshire
State + Federal No Balance Billing
NJ
New Jersey
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
NM
New Mexico
State + Federal No Balance Billing
NY
New York
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
NC
North Carolina
Federal Only
ND
North Dakota
Federal Only
OH
Ohio
Federal Only
OK
Oklahoma
Federal Only
OR
Oregon
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
PA
Pennsylvania
Federal Only
RI
Rhode Island
Federal Only Charity Care
SC
South Carolina
Federal Only
SD
South Dakota
Federal Only
TN
Tennessee
Federal Only
TX
Texas
State + Federal No Balance Billing
UT
Utah
Federal Only
VT
Vermont
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
VA
Virginia
State + Federal No Balance Billing
WA
Washington
State + Federal Charity Care No Balance Billing
WV
West Virginia
Federal Only
WI
Wisconsin
Federal Only
WY
Wyoming
Federal Only