§1217.10. Recovery of costs
A. The medical center may recover the costs of services provided by this Part from
a person who does not reimburse the medical center as required by R.S. 40:1217.9(C) or
from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom notice of
the medical center's interest has been given.
B. At the request of the chancellor, the medical center may file suit in the appropriate
court of Caddo Parish, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, on its behalf.
C. In a judgment rendered in favor of the medical center, the court may award
attorney fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the medical center
provided the service to the date on which the medical center is reimbursed.
Acts 1995, No. 951, §1; Acts 1997, No. 557, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Redesignated from
R.S. 40:1300.90 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.