H.B. 107
         HOSPITAL LIEN LAW AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 12, 2013 2:30 PM



Representative Mike K. McKell proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 53 through 56 :    

             53          (b) (i) A hospital that provides a service described in Subsection (3)(a) may assert a
             54      lien under Subsection (1) if
  :      

  (A)            {   workers' compensation or   } the private health insurer      {   disputes or   }

             55      denies coverage
  ; or

(B)    the private health insurer does not pay the hospital within 180 days after the day on which the hospital bills the private health insurer  
.

             56     
  (ii)    A lien asserted under Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B) is extinguished when the private health insurer pays the amount billed to the private health insurer for the services.      

    
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       A hospital that provides a service described in Subsection (3)(a) may assert a lien


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