Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 34.35.450 (2026)
Hospital's, physician's, and nurse's lien
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Sec. 34.35.450. Hospital's, physician's, and nurse's lien.
(a) An operator of a hospital in the state, a licensed special nurse in a hospital in the state, or a physician who furnishes service to a person who has a traumatic injury has a lien upon any sum awarded to the injured person or the personal representative of the injured person by judgment or obtained by a settlement or compromise to the extent of the amount due the hospital, nurse, or physician for the reasonable value of the service furnished before the date of judgment, settlement, or compromise, together with costs and reasonable attorney fees that the court allows, incurred in the enforcement of the lien. AS 34.35.450 — 34.35.480 do not apply to a claim, right of action, or money accruing under AS 23.30 (Workers' Compensation Act).
(b) When the person receiving hospitalization has a contract providing for indemnity or compensation for the sum incurred for hospitalization, the hospital has a lien upon the amount payable under the contract. The party obligated to make reimbursement under the contract may pay the sum due under it directly to the hospital, and this payment is a full release of the party making the payment under the contract in the amount of the payment.
(a) An operator of a hospital in the state, a licensed special nurse in a hospital in the state, or a physician who furnishes service to a person who has a traumatic injury has a lien upon any sum awarded to the injured person or the personal representative of the injured person by judgment or obtained by a settlement or compromise to the extent of the amount due the hospital, nurse, or physician for the reasonable value of the service furnished before the date of judgment, settlement, or compromise, together with costs and reasonable attorney fees that the court allows, incurred in the enforcement of the lien. AS 34.35.450 — 34.35.480 do not apply to a claim, right of action, or money accruing under AS 23.30 (Workers' Compensation Act).
(b) When the person receiving hospitalization has a contract providing for indemnity or compensation for the sum incurred for hospitalization, the hospital has a lien upon the amount payable under the contract. The party obligated to make reimbursement under the contract may pay the sum due under it directly to the hospital, and this payment is a full release of the party making the payment under the contract in the amount of the payment.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Blatchford v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 645 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2011).
Blatchford v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 645 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2011). “Second, as the Consortium has done here, the provider can take advantage of medical lien laws, such as Alaska Statutes § 34.35.450(a). 4 The Alaska Supreme Court has held that medical hens involving Alaska Natives are enforceable (with certain limitations).”
— Alaska Stat. § 34.35.450(a) — 1 case
Blatchford v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 645 F.3d 1089 (9th Cir. 2011). “Second, as the Consortium has done here, the provider can take advantage of medical lien laws, such as Alaska Statutes § 34.35.450(a). 4 The Alaska Supreme Court has held that medical hens involving Alaska Natives are enforceable (with certain limitations).”
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