Indiana § 34-18-15-4 - Failure to pay settlement or judgment
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 34-18-15-4 — Failure to pay settlement or judgment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-18-15-4. Failure to pay settlement or judgment
Sec. 4. If a health care provider or the health care provider's surety or liability insurance carrier fails to pay any agreed settlement or final judgment within ninety (90) days, the agreed settlement or final judgment shall be paid from the patient's compensation fund, and the fund shall be subrogated to any and all of claimant's rights against the health care provider, the health care provider's surety or liability insurance carrier, or both, with interest, reasonable costs, and attorney's fees.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-15-4.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
IC 34-18-16Chapter 16. Evidence of Advanced Payment; Assignability of Claim
34-18-16-1Advanced payment not admission of liability 34-18-16-2Admissibility; payment exceeds liability of defendant; adjustment of judgments 34-18-16-3Claim not assignable
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-18-15-4 ("Failure to pay settlement or judgment") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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