Virginia § 8.01-66.9:1 Lien against recovery for medical treatment provided to prisoner

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-66.9:1 — Lien against recovery for medical treatment provided to prisoner

Virginia § 8.01-66.9:1

Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure

Ch. 3ACTIONS

Art. 7.1LIEN FOR HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND NURSING SERVICES

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-66.9:1 (2026).

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In any civil action brought for injuries or death suffered by any person while confined in a state or local correctional facility, the Commonwealth or the locality, as the case may be, shall have a lien against any recovery by settlement or verdict for all actual expenses incurred by the Commonwealth or the locality for medical, surgical and hospital treatment and supplies for the prisoner, whether provided by public or private health care providers, as a result of the injury. Such lien shall be subject to the payment of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

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In any civil action brought for injuries or death suffered by any person while confined in a state or local correctional facility, the Commonwealth or the locality, as the case may be, shall have a lien against any recovery by settlement or verdict for all actual expenses incurred by the Commonwealth or the locality for medical, surgical and hospital treatment and supplies for the prisoner, whether provided by public or private health care providers, as a result of the injury. Such lien shall be subject to the payment of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.