Indiana § 12-15-8.5-13 Contracting with attorney; attorney's fees

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-15-8.5-13 — Contracting with attorney; attorney's fees

Indiana § 12-15-8.5-13

Art. 15MEDICAID

Ch. 8.5Liens on Real Property of Medicaid Recipients

This text of Indiana § 12-15-8.5-13 (Contracting with attorney; attorney's fees) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Indiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ind. Code § 12-15-8.5-13 (2026).

Text

(a)The office may contract with an attorney to obtain or enforce a lien under this chapter.

(b)If the office contracts with an attorney under this section, the attorney's fees may not exceed:

(1)seven and five-tenths percent (7.5%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the proceeding to obtain and enforce the lien is not contested; or

(2)ten percent (10%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the proceeding to obtain and enforce the lien is contested.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) The office may contract with an
attorney to obtain or enforce a lien under this chapter.
(b) If the office contracts with an attorney under this section, the
attorney's fees may not exceed:
(1) seven and five-tenths percent (7.5%) of the office's recovery
under the lien if the proceeding to obtain and enforce the lien is
not contested; or
(2) ten percent (10%) of the office's recovery under the lien if the
proceeding to obtain and enforce the lien is contested.