Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC; The petitioner sought a declaratory statement from the Office on whether Petitioner's (proposed provision of financial counseling services to patients of Florida healthcare providers would not constitute collection ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Finance

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Financial Regulation has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC on October 12, 2016. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The petitioner sought a declaratory statement from the Office on whether Petitioner's (proposed provision of financial counseling services to patients of Florida healthcare providers would not constitute collection of consumer debts so as to make Change Healthcare Solutions, LLC a “consumer collection agency” that is required to be registered pursuant to the Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 559.55 et seq.). On January 4, 2017 the Office issued a Final Order. Petitioner is a substantially affected person. Petitioner is not required to Register as a consumer collection agency to engage in the activities described in its Petition for Declaratory Statement.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Office of Financial Regulation, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-8050, [phone], [e-mail] or online at:

https://real.flofr.com/ConsumerServices/SearchLegalDocuments/LDSearch.aspx#/searchLegalDocuments

Please refer all comments to: Agency Clerk, Office of Financial Regulation, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-8050, [phone], [e-mail].