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Oregon Revised Statutes Mortgages and Liens § 87.581

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) A person or insurer shall be liable to a hospital and physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner for the reasonable value of hospitalization services and medical treatment rendered out of the moneys due under any payment, award, judgment, settlement or compromise, after paying the attorney fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, or the proportion of that amount as determined under ORS 87.555 (3), if the person or insurer:

(a) Has received a notice of lien that complies with ORS 87.565;

(b) Has not paid the hospital and physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner the reasonable value of hospitalization services and medical treatment that the hospital and physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner rendered; and

(c) Pays moneys to the injured person, the heirs or personal representative of the injured person, the attorney for the injured person or for the heirs or personal representative of the injured person, or a person not claiming a valid lien under ORS 87.555, as compensation for the injury suffered or as payment for the costs of hospitalization services or medical treatment incurred by the injured person.

(2) An action arising under subsection (1) of this section shall be commenced within 180 days after the date of payment under subsection (1)(c) of this section.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Mortgages and Liens § 87.581 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-9-mortgages-and-liens/or-rev-st-sect-87-581/

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