§ 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

Indiana § 12-15-8-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: MEDICAID
• Ch. 8: Liens

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Whenever:
(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
(2) the injured or diseased person asserts a claim against the other
person for damages resulting from the injury, illness, or disease;
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).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.245-1999, SEC.2.