Sec. 34.35.455. Limitation on extent of lien.
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 […]
Sec. 34.35.460. Notice of lien.
(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 […]
Sec. 34.35.465. Form of notice.
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 […]
Sec. 34.35.475. Settlement after notice.
(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 […]
Sec. 34.35.480. Enforcement of lien.
(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 […]
Sec. 34.35.481. Priority of liens.
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.
Sec. 34.35.482. Definition.
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.
Sec. 34.35.510. Hotel and boardinghouse operator’s liens.
The operator of a hotel or boardinghouse has a lien upon, and may retain, all baggage and other property lawfully in the possession of a guest for all proper charges owed by the guest to the hotel or boardinghouse operator. However, this section does not apply when the baggage or other property is not owned […]
Sec. 34.35.520. Disposition of property to satisfy liens.
(a) If a lien under AS 34.35.510 is not satisfied within 60 days after the charges become due, the hotel or boardinghouse operator may proceed to sell the baggage or other property held under the lien at public auction. Ten days before the sale the hotel or boardinghouse operator shall give notice of the time […]
Sec. 34.35.530. Definitions.
In AS 34.35.510 – 34.35.530, (1) “guest” includes every person who is a member of the family of, or dependent upon, a guest, boarder, or lodger in a hotel or boardinghouse; (2) “hotel or boardinghouse” includes any building held out to the public to be an inn, motel, hotel, or public lodginghouse, or place where […]