- (a) The clerk of the circuit court for each county shall give notice to the director of the appropriate division of the opening or commencement of a decedent's estate in the county.
- (b) The attorney general shall, upon notification by the division, bring suit in the name of the state on relation of the division against the estate of the patient or a responsible party failing to make payments as required under this article.
(c) If a judgment is obtained in a suit brought under subsection (b), the judgment constitutes a lien against the part of the estate of the person described in the complaint.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-18.1-10(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.