title: Federal and state laws prohibit some debt collection practices.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003416:Criminal Law; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas