(a) An operator of a hospital in the state, a licensed special nurse in a hospital in the state, or a physician who furnishes service to a person who has a traumatic injury has a lien upon any sum awarded to the injured person or the personal representative of the injured person by judgment or […]
Except as otherwise provided, a lien under AS 34.35.450 – 34.35.480 may not be allowed for hospitalization or the services of a physician or licensed special nurse furnished after a settlement is made by or on behalf of the person causing the injury unless the settlement is made within 20 days from the date of […]
(a) To perfect the lien described in AS 34.35.450 – 34.35.480, the hospital or the owner or operator of the hospital, or the physician or licensed special nurse, shall, not later than 90 days after the date of injury, or in no event later than 90 days after the discharge of the injured person from […]
The form of notice required by AS 34.35.450 – 34.35.480 shall be substantially as follows: NOTICE is hereby given that ……………………………. has rendered services for hospitalization, physician services, or special nurses’ services for ……………………………., a person who was injured on the ………. day of ………. at ………. in the state, and the …………………………………………….. (claimant) hereby […]
(a) A person or insurer is liable to a hospital, physician, or nurse, in the amount that the hospital, physician, or nurse is entitled to receive, for 180 days after the date of a payment to the injured person, the heirs of the injured person, personal representatives, or the attorney of them, when the person […]
(a) A lien under AS 34.35.450 – 34.35.480 may be foreclosed or enforced by an action brought by the claimant, a representative, or assignee within one year after the filing of the lien. (b) In the action, upon entering a decree for the plaintiff, the court shall allow as part of the costs, all money […]
A lien perfected by the Department of Health under AS 47.05.075 has priority immediately after a lien perfected by a hospital, nurse, or physician under AS 34.35.450 – 34.35.480.
In AS 34.35.450 – 34.35.482, “physician” means a person licensed as a chiropractor under AS 08.20 or a person licensed as a doctor of medicine under AS 08.64.
