District Of Columbia § 40-203 - Liability for failure to pay hospital’s lien.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 40-203 — Liability for failure to pay hospital’s lien., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-203. Liability for failure to pay hospital’s lien.
40-203Any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations, including an insurance carrier, making any payment to such patient or to his attorneys or heirs or legal representatives as compensation for the injury sustained, after the filing and mailing of such notice without paying to such hospital the amount of its lien or so much thereof as can be satisfied out of the moneys due under any final judgment or compromise or settlement agreement after paying the amount of any prior liens, shall for a period of 1 year from the date of payment to such patient or his heirs, attorneys, or legal representatives, as aforesaid, be and remain liable to such hospital for the amount which such hospital was entitled to receive as aforesaid; and any such association, corporation, or other institution, and any agency of the United States or the District of Columbia, maintaining such hospital, may, within such period, enforce its lien by a suit at law against such person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations making any such payment.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does D.C. Code § 40-203 cover?
Section 40-203 ("Liability for failure to pay hospital’s lien.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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