Recent Development: Medical Liens

April 19, 2010

By Dane Ciolino

A health care provider’s lien against settlement of insurance proceeds or payment of a judgment is invalid unless the lien is sent by certified mail and includes the location of the health care provider. Metcalf v Christus Health Southwestern Louisiana, Third Circuit, No. CA 09-869 (3/3/10) (Cooks, J, concurs)

One Response to Recent Development: Medical Liens

shelley callahan on May 14, 2010 at 8:35 pm

I’m wanting to know how a medical lien in Louisiana is perfected. Can the medical hospital or dr fax the liens or does it have to be mailed by certfied mail?
Please respond with all the information and statutes.
Thank you so much
Shelley

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