Ind. Code § 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

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Roberts v. Total Health Care, Inc. (1998)

Most recently applied in Scribbles, LLC, Pittsboro Christian Church, d/b/a Scribbles Ministry of Pittsboro Christian Church, Christeen Michael, and Debbie Spurlock v. Camden "Jax" Wedgewood (April 2018)

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

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Sec. 1. 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.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.