§ 35-2-1107 — Priorities

(a) During a receivership under this act, the following
expenses and claims have priority in the following order:
(i) The costs and expenses of the administration of
the health care facility during the term of the receivership;
(ii) Claims for:
(A) Wages actually owing to employees, other
than officers of the facility, for services rendered within
three (3) months prior to the date of commencement of the
receivership proceeding against the facility, but not exceeding
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to each employee;
(B) Secured claims, including claims for taxes
and debts due the federal or any state or local government,
which are secured prior to the appointment of the receiver.
(iii) Claims by or on behalf of individual patients
or clients for the cost of health care services which were to be
provided by the facility, but were not received by the patient
or client for whom the care was paid;
(iv) Unless otherwise provided by law, all other
claims of general creditors not falling within any other
priority under this section, including claims for taxes and
debts due to the federal government or any state or local
government which are not secured claims;
(v) Proprietary claims of shareholders, members or
officers of the health care facility.
(b) Upon motion by a claimant or by one (1) of the parties
to a receivership action under this act, the district court may
amend the priorities listed in subsection (a) of this section
and order payment of claims as may be necessary in the interest
of justice.