This chapter may be cited as the Medical, Nursing, Hospital, and Ambulance Service Lien Act.
Ark. Code Ann. § 18-46-101
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Known as the Medical, Nursing, Hospital, and Ambulance Service Lien Act
The act spans §§ 18–18 (17 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Fort Smith Service Finance Corp. v. Parrish (1990)
Most recently applied in Shelby County Health Care Corp. v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance (August 2015)
Acts 1933, No. 130, § 16; Pope's Dig., § 10833; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-815; Acts 1993, No. 271, § 1.
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Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.