imaluckyduckie t1_j2scd7p wrote on January 3, 2023 at 4:52 PM

Reply to comment by No_ID_Left_4_Me in Anyone with experience requesting itemized bill for Jersey City Medical Center? by mwssnof

Just curious, why do you feel it's so important to announce that you're recording the call? NJ is a one party consent state, so you are able to record the call without announcing.

rbastid t1_j2see1l wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:05 PM

My thought would be you may not exactly know where you're calling. The "billing department" could be an outside vendor in another state, so it would seem safe to just let them know.

Also its probably a good way to keep them honest and possibly even work harder to get you the answers you're looking for.

fatporkchop2712 t1_j2ujr1j wrote on January 4, 2023 at 1:14 AM

It's for "training purposes"

No_ID_Left_4_Me t1_j2sexyh wrote on January 3, 2023 at 5:08 PM

You could be right, I’m not a lawyer. Could it also depends where the person you are talking to is located? No guarantee they are also in NJ.

I have some friends of friends who have a crazy story about getting this wrong years ago… and I want no part of that. It gets really bad really fast. Recording anyone without notifying them ahead of time gets dicey even if it might be technically legal, no harm at all in being safe. #NotLegalAdvice

After so many hours of initial not-recorded calls that I wished I had recorded, I also didn’t hate them knowing I’m going to hold them to what they said. It also gave me more credibility when I said “a person named <this> told me <this> on <this> date.”