Whenever:

1. (1) the office pays medical expenses for or on behalf of a person who has been injured or has suffered an illness or a disease as a result of the negligence or act of another person; and

2. (2) the injured or diseased person asserts a claim against the other person for damages resulting from the injury, illness, or disease;

   on any recovery under the claim, whether by judgment, compromise, or settlement, the office has a lien against the other person in the amount paid by the office to the extent of the other person's liability for the medical expenses.

   [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-24.6(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.245-1999, SEC.2.