Virginia Code 58.1-522: Participation in setoff program not permitted in certain instances.
A. If the claimant agency determines that the administrative cost, as defined in the rules promulgated by the Tax Commissioner, of utilizing this article will exceed the amount of the delinquent debt, then such claimant agency shall not participate in the setoff program below such levels determined economically infeasible.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 58.1-522
- Claimant agency: means any administrative unit of state, county, city or town government, including department, institution, commission, authority, or the office of Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, any circuit or district court and the Internal Revenue Service. See Virginia Code 58.1-520
- Delinquent debt: means any liquidated sum due and owing any claimant agency, or any restitution ordered paid to a clerk of the court pursuant to Virginia Code 58.1-520
B. Neither the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (the Authority) nor the University of Virginia Medical Center (the Center) shall participate in the setoff program for debts related to medical treatment unless the Authority or Center has undertaken all reasonable efforts to determine whether an individual with delinquent debt is eligible for Medicaid or other assistance under the Authority’s or the Center’s financial assistance policy.
Code 1950, § 58-19.9; 1981, c. 408; 1982, c. 621; 1984, cc. 675, 720; 2020, c. 577.