I don't believe I have ever seen hard and fast rules on this. Reporting to bureaus is not a required/regulated issue except that what is reported is correct.
Often contingent liabilities such as this are not reported as often commercial debt is not reported. If you saw it on a report, it should prompt questions to the applicant. This is not indifferent to a doctor's financial statement. There is usually a question about being subject to a suit and the answer is often "yes" because doctors are sued all the time and they can go on for a very long time. The question prompts other questions and shouldn't be a deal breaker.
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