Unpaid accounts receivable -- Political subdivision agreement with local agency

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (c), if any account receivable at any point has been unpaid for 90 days or more, any agency or other authority of the state, or any political subdivision responsible for collection of the account may proceed under this part to collect the delinquent amount. (b) A governmental entity within the state that is a health care provider may not proceed under this part when the account receivable is for a medical material or service and the debtor: (i) has made a payment arrangement with the health care provider; and (ii) is current on payments under the payment arrangement. (c) The state, a governmental entity within the state, or a local agency acting on behalf of a political subdivision within the state may proceed under this part on an account receivable that is for a property tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 2, Property Tax Act, only if the account receivable is three or more years delinquent. (2) (a) A political subdivision may enter into an agreement with a local agency under which the local agency, for a reasonable fee that the political subdivision and local agency agree upon, prepares and submits the political subdivision's accounts receivable for collection as provided in this part. (b) Notwithstanding an agreement under Subsection (2)(a), a participating political subdivision shall: (i) establish an agreement with the division for submitting delinquent accounts receivable under this part; and (ii) with respect to the accounts receivable that the participating political subdivision submits through a local agency for collection under this part: (A) receive and respond to an administrative hearing requested under Section 63A-3-305; and (B) administer an adjudicative proceeding required under Section 63A-3-306.