Section 44-12-3.1 – Hospital to submit reasonable and necessary charges to third-party payor of healthcare benefits.
44-12-3.1. Hospital to submit reasonable and necessary charges to third-party payor of healthcare benefits. If the hospital receives notification regarding the availability of a third-party payor of healthcare benefits for the injured person, the hospital shall, before filing a lien under §44-12-4, submit to the payor for payment any reasonable and necessary charges for the […]
Section 44-12-4 – Filing and notice of hospital lien–Contents of notice–Place and time of filing.
44-12-4. Filing and notice of hospital lien–Contents of notice–Place and time of filing. No such lien may be effective, however, unless a written notice containing the name and address of the injured party, the date of occurrence of the injury, the name and location of the hospital, and the name of the person, firm, limited […]
Section 44-12-5 – Hospital lien docket–Maintenance by register of deeds–Entries, content–Indexing–Fee for filing claim.
44-12-5. Hospital lien docket–Maintenance by register of deeds–Entries, content–Indexing–Fee for filing claim. Each register of deeds shall provide a suitable, well-bound book to be called the hospital lien docket in which, upon the filing of any lien claim under the provisions of this chapter, the register of deeds shall enter the name and address of […]
Section 44-12-6 – Notice of hospital lien–Copy mailed to persons liable for injury–Time of mailing.
44-12-6. Notice of hospital lien–Copy mailed to persons liable for injury–Time of mailing. The hospital shall also mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the notice required by §44-12-4 with a statement of the date of filing of the notice to the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation alleged to be liable to the injured […]
Section 44-12-7 – Notice of hospital lien–Copy mailed to insurance carrier by hospital–Disclosure of name of carrier.
44-12-7. Notice of hospital lien–Copy mailed to insurance carrier by hospital–Disclosure of name of carrier. Such hospital shall mail a copy of such notice to any insurance carrier which has insured such person, firm, or corporation against such liability. Such person, firm, or corporation alleged to be liable to the injured person shall, upon request […]
Section 44-12-8 – Persons liable for payment of hospital lien.
44-12-8. Persons liable for payment of hospital lien. Any person making any payment to such injured party or to the injured party’s attorney, heir, or legal representative as compensation for the injury sustained, after the filing and mailing of the notice, without paying to the hospital the amount of its lien or so much thereof […]
Section 44-12-9 – Examination of hospital records by persons liable for lien.
44-12-9. Examination of hospital records by persons liable for lien. Any person, firm, or corporation legally liable for such lien or against whom a claim shall be asserted for compensation for such injury, shall be permitted after waiver or expiration of any privilege granted the injured party under the provisions of §19-2-3 or any other […]
Section 44-13-1 – Lien of county or municipality upon property of person receiving ambulance service.
44-13-1. Lien of county or municipality upon property of person receiving ambulance service. Whenever any county or municipality has entered into an agreement with any such other governmental subdivision or other person duly qualified and licensed to perform such services, and counties or municipalities become obligated to and do pay toward the maintenance of such […]
Section 44-13-2 – Notice of lien–Contents–Place of filing.
44-13-2. Notice of lien–Contents–Place of filing. No lien as provided in §44-13-1 shall be effective, however, unless a written notice containing the name and address of the person receiving such ambulance service, the date such service was rendered, and the name of person or persons alleged to be responsible for payment for such services shall […]
Section 44-11-10 – Factor–General lien–Dependent on possession.
44-11-10. Factor–General lien–Dependent on possession. A factor has a general lien, dependent on possession, for all that is due to him as such, upon all articles of commercial value that are entrusted to him by the same principal. Source: CivC 1877, §1807; CL 1887, §4442; RCivC 1903, §2154; RC 1919, §1695; SDC 1939, §39.1502.