Consumer complaint received 2017-06-13
Company: Business & Professional Collection Service Inc
State: NV
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Medical debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Sub-issue: Threatened to sue you for very old debt

Complaint:
These debts are noncollectable, they advised me they are beyond statute of limitations. These accounts with Hospital Collection Services are noncollectable according to them. They have ceased all collection activity but still call. Collection activity includes reporting the bureaus. Since this is no longer collectible or active, this account must be removed. All collection activity mustcease including reporting to the bureaus. If not I am entitled under the law to {$1000.00} perviolation. <P/>XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( 2 accounts ) these are medical collections as well I am reminding you of the HIPPA laws. It is a violation to report which doctor ive seen. The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information ( Privacy Rule ) establishes, for the first time, a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) .1 The Privacy Rule standards address the use and disclosure of  individuals health informationcalled protected healthinformation by organizations subject to the Privacy Rule called covered entities, as wellas standards for individuals ' privacy rights to understand and control how their health information is used. Within HHS, the Office for Civil Rights ( OCR ) has responsibility for implementing and enforcing the Privacy Rule with respect to voluntary compliance activities and civil money penalties. A major goal of the Privacy Rule is to assure that individuals health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care and to protect the public 's health and well being. The Rule strikes a balance that permits important uses of information, while protecting the privacy of people who seek care and healing. Given that the health care marketplace is diverse, the Rule is designed to be flexible and comprehensive to cover the variety of uses and disclosures that need to be addressed. This is a summary of key elements of the Privacy Rule and not a complete or comprehensive guide to compliance.
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Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation