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Montana Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies § 33-30-1102. Notice--shared costs of third-party action--limitation

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(1) If an insured intends to institute an action for damages against a third party, the insured shall give the health service corporation reasonable notice of the intention to institute the action.

(2) The insured may request that the health service corporation pay a proportionate share of the reasonable costs of the third-party action, including attorney fees.

(3) A health service corporation may elect not to participate in the cost of the action.  If that election is made, the health service corporation waives 50% of any subrogation rights granted to it by 33-30-1101.

(4) The health service corporation's right of subrogation granted in 33-30-1101 may not be enforced until the injured insured has been fully compensated for the insured's injuries.

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