Effective - 16 Jun 1981
430.235. Hospital liens to be valid against medical benefits paid to public assistance recipients. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 430.230, every public hospital or clinic, and every privately maintained hospital, clinic or other institution for the care of the sick, which is supported in whole or in part by charity, located within the state of Missouri, or any such hospital duly incorporated under the laws of Missouri providing for the incorporation of eleemosynary institutions, shall have a lien upon any and all claims, counterclaims, demands, suits, or rights of action of any person admitted to any hospital, clinic or other institution and receiving treatment, care or maintenance therein for any cause including any personal injury sustained by such person as the result of the negligence or wrongful act of another, which such injured person may have, assert or maintain against the person or persons causing such injury for damages on account of such injury, for the cost of such services, computed at reasonable rates not to exceed the customary charges for the services and the customary charges for necessary X-ray, laboratory, operating room and medication services as such hospital, clinic or other institution shall render such injured person on account of his conditions. The lien set forth in this section shall not be applied or considered valid against anyone coming under the workers' compensation law in this state. The lien set forth in this section shall be considered valid and may be applied against medical benefits paid anyone under the provisions of chapter 208, whether such benefits are paid from state or federal funds, or a combination thereof.
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(L. 1981 H.B. 901 § 2)
Effective 6-16-81
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXVII - Debtor-Creditor Relations
Chapter 430 - Statutory Liens Against Personalty — Preferred Claims
Section 430.010 - Definition of vehicle.
Section 430.030 - Lien, for labor or material furnished, on horse, mule or other animal.
Section 430.050 - Lien, how enforced.
Section 430.060 - Proceedings governed by laws concerning replevin where not specifically provided.
Section 430.080 - Lien on chattels for labor and materials.
Section 430.090 - Sale of unredeemed chattels.
Section 430.100 - Sale — notice — liens combined.
Section 430.120 - Failure to deliver excess proceeds — penalty.
Section 430.130 - Actions against lienors barred.
Section 430.135 - Chattels worth less than one hundred dollars deemed abandoned after year.
Section 430.140 - Member of armed services — exemption.
Section 430.150 - Lien for keeping or training horses and other animals.
Section 430.160 - Enforcement of liens.
Section 430.165 - Lien for the care of animals lawfully impounded, who entitled to.
Section 430.170 - Owner to advertise terms — publication imparts notice.
Section 430.180 - Publication or posting terms of service sufficient notice of lien on offspring.
Section 430.200 - Giving false pedigree forfeits claim.
Section 430.210 - Lienor may proceed by replevin.
Section 430.220 - Judgment, amount, how enforced.
Section 430.225 - Definitions — distribution of insurance proceeds — limitation on liability.
Section 430.230 - Hospitals to have liens — when, against whom.
Section 430.240 - Notice to be given.
Section 430.250 - Liability for failure to pay hospital.
Section 430.330 - State's claim paramount — exceptions.
Section 430.340 - Liability of executors and administrators.
Section 430.350 - Rights of sureties who pay bonds of insolvent or deceased principals.
Section 430.360 - Wages — payable when — priority of claim for.
Section 430.400 - Definitions.
Section 430.405 - Suit to enforce lien, customer's alternatives — counterclaim, effect.