Section 18-46-109 - Subrogation of rights

Any person who, with the consent of a patient injured through the fault or neglect of another person, pays to a practitioner, nurse, hospital, or ambulance service provider the amount due for service to that patient shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee with respect to the establishment and enforcement of a lien under this chapter.Acts 1933, No. 130, § 12; Pope's Dig., §§ 8000, 10829; A.S.A. 1947, § 51-812; Acts 1993, No. 271, § 8.