O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 44-14-476 (2019)
No independent right of action
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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This part shall not be construed to give any hospital, nursing home, physician practice, or provider of traumatic burn care medical practice referred to in this part an independent right of action to determine liability for injuries sustained by a person or firm.
History
Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 105, § 8;
Ga. L. 2002, p. 1141, § 6; Ga. L. 2004, p. 394, § 6.
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Construction, operation, and effect of statute giving hospital lien against recov-
ery from tortfeasor causing patient’s injuries, 16 A.L.R.5th 262.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2010–2015 · leading case: MCG Health, Inc. v. Owners Ins. Co., 692 S.E.2d 72 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010).
MCG Health, Inc. v. Owners Ins. Co., 692 S.E.2d 72 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010). “23 See OCGA § 44-14-476 (“This part shall not be construed to give any hospital .”
Kennestone Hosp., Inc. v. the Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 768 S.E.2d 519 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015). “OCGA § 44-14-471 (a) (1) requires the lienholder to send notice to the person or entity that the injured person or his or her legal representative claims to be liable for the patient’s damages, and the insurer’s stance on its insured’s liability or responsibility to pay those…”
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