Sec. 6. (a) A lien perfected under section 4 of this chapter is valid unless the lienholder executes a release of the lien under section 7 of this chapter.

     (b) The release or settlement of a claim with a patient by a person claimed to be liable for the damages incurred by the patient:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-33-4-6

  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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.
(1) after a lien has been perfected under section 4 of this chapter; and

(2) without obtaining a release of the lien;

entitles the lienholder to damages for the reasonable cost of the hospital care, treatment, and maintenance.

     (c) Satisfaction of a judgment rendered in favor of the lienholder under subsection (b) is satisfaction of the lien.

     (d) An action by the lienholder must be brought in the court having jurisdiction of the amount of the lienholder’s claim and may be brought and maintained in the county of residence of the lienholder.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-26-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.

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