Indiana Code 12-15-8-1. Recipient asserting claim against another person for injury or illness resulting from negligence or act of other person; lien against other person; amount of lien
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Sec. 1. Whenever:
(2) the injured or diseased person asserts a claim against the other person for damages resulting from the injury, illness, or disease;
(1) the office pays medical expenses for or on behalf of a person who has been injured or has suffered an illness or a disease as a result of the negligence or act of another person; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-8-1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- 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.
on any recovery under the claim, whether by judgment, compromise, or settlement, the office has a lien against the other person in the amount paid by the office to the extent of the other person’s liability for the medical expenses.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-24.6(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.245-1999, SEC.2.