A. Every hospital located within the state that furnishes emergency, medical or other service to any patient injured by reason of an accident not covered by the state workmen’s compensation laws is entitled to assert a lien upon that part of the judgment, settlement or compromise going, or belonging to such patient, less the amount […]
No hospital lien is effective upon damages recovered for personal injuries unless: A. a written notice is filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the hospital asserting the lien is located containing the following information: (1) an itemized statement of all claims certified as correct by an agent of […]
A. Any person, firm or corporation, including an insurance carrier, making any payment to a patient or to his attorney, heirs or legal representative as compensation for the injury sustained, after the filing and receipt of written notice of the lien, as aforesaid, and without paying the hospital asserting the lien the amount of its […]
Every county clerk shall maintain a proper index of all hospital liens under the name of the injured person. History: 1953 Comp., § 61-9-4, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 227, § 4; 1995, ch. 78, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For lien filing fees, see 48-8-6 NMSA 1978. For county clerk, see Chapter 4, […]
The hospital shall, upon receipt of payment of the lien or the part recoverable under the lien, execute and file, at the expense of the hospital, a release of lien. History: 1953 Comp., § 61-9-5, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 227, § 5. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 41 C.J.S. Hospitals […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 78, § 2 repealed 48-8-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 227 § 6, relating to entering and filing a hospital lien, effective June 16, 1995. For provisions of former section, see the 1994 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Nothing in this act [48-8-1 to 48-8-7 NMSA 1978] shall be construed to permit any hospital to be a party to or to have any interest in the amount or manner of any settlement of any claim on which a lien has been filed other than the lien rights as provided in this act. History: […]
