Indiana Code 32-33-4-1. Lien for services or expenses; exception; entry on judgment docket
(1) a person covered by the provisions of IC 22-3, the state worker’s compensation laws;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-33-4-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(3) a person covered by the provisions of 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., the Federal Employers Liability Act;
(4) an eligible person (as defined in IC 34-13-8-1) with respect to a distribution paid from the supplemental state fair relief fund for an occurrence (as defined in IC 34-13-8-2); and
(5) a person covered by the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq., the federal Medicare program;
who is admitted to the hospital and receives treatment, care, and maintenance on account of personal injuries received as a result of the negligence of any person or corporation. In order to claim the lien, the hospital must satisfy the conditions for perfecting the lien as set forth in section 4 of this chapter and, not later than the date on which the judgment is rendered, enter, in writing, upon the judgment docket where the judgment is recorded, the hospital’s intention to hold a lien upon the judgment, together with the amount claimed.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.59; P.L.173-2013, SEC.1; P.L.205-2013, SEC.340; P.L.2-2014, SEC.116.