Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 2253
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 2253
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: means any individual, company, corporation, association, partnership, the U. See
- said: when used by way of reference to a person or thing shall apply to the same person or thing last mentioned. See
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
§ 2253. Liability
A person making payment to the patient or to his or her attorneys or heirs or legal representatives as compensation for the injury sustained, after the filing and mailing of the notice without paying to the hospital the amount of its lien or so much thereof as can be satisfied out of the monies due after any final judgment or compromise or settlement agreement after paying the amount of any prior liens, shall, for one year from the date of payment, be liable to the hospital for the amount which the hospital was entitled to receive; and the hospital may, within that year, enforce its lien by a civil action against the person making any such payment. Provided, however, that unless said action is brought within said year, such lien shall be void. (Added 1963, No. 209, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1963.)