71-3-1111. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Physician, Nurse, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Acupuncturist, Chiropractor, Dentist, Psychologist, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Hospital, Optometrist, Naturopathic Physician, Podiatrist, Ambulance Service, Rehabilitation Facility, Long-Term Care Facility, and Outpatient Center for Surgical Services Lien Act".
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Mont. Code Ann. § 71-3-1111 (2026)
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TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS
CHAPTER 3. LIENS
Part 11. Liens of Certain Health Care Providers
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History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 532, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 85, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 384, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 502, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 224, L. 2015.
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Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Shattuck v. Kalispell Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc., 2011 MT 229 (Mont. 2011).
Shattuck v. Kalispell Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc., 2011 MT 229 (Mont. 2011). “1 ¶3 Pursuant to §71-3-1111, et seq., MCA, KRMC asserted a health care provider lien for the amount of $2,365.”
Anesthesiology, P. C. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 806 P.2d 16 (Mont. 1990). “The physicians’lien statutes, § 71-3-1111 through § 71-3-1118, MCA, were enacted in 1979.”
Hunter v. Benefis Health Sys. (D. Mont. 2024). “§ 71-3-1111 , et seq., lacks “notice or fair procedures to safeguard Plaintiffs’ property interests.”
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