Sec. 4. (a) The clerk of the circuit court for each county shall give notice to the director of the appropriate division of the opening or commencement of the estate of the patient or a responsible party in the county.
(b) The attorney general shall, upon notification by the division, bring suit in the name of the state on relation of the division against the estate of the patient or a responsible party failing to make payments as required under this article.
(c) If a judgment is obtained in a suit brought under subsection (b), the judgment constitutes a lien against the part of the estate of the person described in the complaint.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-10(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.72-2018, SEC.12.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 24. State Institutions
Chapter 15. Legal Process for Recovery of Treatment and Maintenance Charges
12-24-15-1. Lien Upon Real Property of Patient and Responsible Parties; Recording; Priority
12-24-15-2. Delinquent Charges; Notice of Lien; Filing; Requisites
12-24-15-3. Notice of Lien; Effect of Filing; Duration
12-24-15-5. Suit to Enforce Payment of Maintenance Charges; Order; Attachment; Costs
12-24-15-7. Foreclosure of Lien; Proceedings