Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-29-52

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

In the case of any state law authorizing the assignment of benefits or a lien against benefits under a health insurance policy, the health benefits covered under any policy or plan of health insurance may not be assigned by the insured or attached by lien if the policy provides coverage for excepted benefits, as defined in Section 2791(c)(2), (3), and (4) of the Public Health Service Act.