(a) An attorney representing a medical assistance recipient shall notify the attorney general’s office.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.05.072
action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(b) The notice to the attorney general’s office required under (a) of this section includes submission of the following:
(1) identification of the medical assistance recipient’s name, last known address, and telephone number, and the date of the injury or illness giving rise to the action or claim;(2) copies of the pleadings and other papers related to the action or claim;(3) the identification of each potentially liable third party, including that party’s name, last known address, and telephone number;(4) the identification of any insurance policy potentially responsive to the action or claim; and(5) a description of the facts and circumstances supporting the action or claim.(c) An attorney who represents a medical assistance recipient shall give the attorney general’s office notice within 30 days of any judgment, award, or settlement in an action or claim by the medical assistance recipient to recover damages for an injury or illness that has resulted in the department’s providing or paying for medical assistance.(d) If a medical assistance recipient is handling the action or claim on a pro se basis, the provisions of this section apply as if the medical assistance recipient were an attorney representing the medical assistance recipient.
