Idaho Code
Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 45-701 (2026)

Right to lien conferred. 

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Right to lien conferred. 

Every individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, institution or any governmental unit or combination or parts thereof maintaining and operating a hospital in this state shall be entitled to a lien for the reasonable charges for hospital care, treatment and maintenance of an injured person upon any and all causes of action, suits, claims, counterclaims, or demands accruing to the person to whom such care, treatment, or maintenance was furnished, or to the legal representatives of such person, on account of injuries giving rise to such causes of action and which necessitated such hospital care, treatment and maintenance.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Williams v. Blue Cross of Idaho, 260 P.3d 1186 (Idaho 2011).
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Williams v. Blue Cross of Idaho, 260 P.3d 1186 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 6× “The only statutes Williams cites that could conceivably lend some support to his argument are I.C. § 45-701 and I.C. § 45-705. According to I.”
White v. St. Alphonsus Reg'l Med. Ctr., 31 P.3d 926 (Idaho Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 6× “The hospital’s lien consumes the entire $25,000 recovery unless White has a superior claim to a portion of the proceeds. A. Attorney’s Lien The first question presented is whether White also possessed a statutory lien.”
Saint Alphonsus Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Bannon, 910 P.2d 155 (Idaho 1995). · cites it 8× “Stringer bases this argument on the mistaken assumption that the dismissal precludes St.”
Frazee v. Frazee, 660 P.2d 928 (Idaho 1983). · cites it 4× “An exception is I.C. § 45-701, which gives a lien right to hospitals against injured persons' causes of action, which lien must be perfected by filing within 90 days after discharge of the patient from the hospital, I.”
DeKlotz v. NS Support, LLC (Idaho 2025). · cites it 2× “In cases where a third-party liability insurance carrier is involved, such as in an auto accident, a lien may be placed, in accordance with Idaho Code § 45-701 , et seq., with the third party liability insurance carrier.”
DeKlotz v. NS Support, LLC (Idaho 2025). · cites it 2× “In cases where a third-party liability insurance carrier is involved, such as in an auto accident, a lien may be placed, in accordance with Idaho Code § 45-701 , et seq., with the third party liability insurance carrier.”
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