SECTION 1. Chapter 235 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 34A the following section:-
Section 34B. A hospital or community health center licensed by the department of public health shall not seek legal execution against the primary motor vehicle of a patient or a guarantor of a patient nor seek legal execution up to the statutory amount provided for in chapter 188 against the principal residence of a patient or a guarantor of a patient, irrespective of whether a declaration of homestead has been recorded for said property.
SECTION 2. The department of public health shall promulgate regulations prohibiting a hospital or community hospital or an agent of a hospital or community hospital from seeking legal execution against a primary motor vehicle or principal residence pursuant to section 34B of chapter 235 within 180 days of the effective date of this act.
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