(770 ILCS 23/20)
Sec. 20.
Items to which lien attaches.
The lien of a health care
professional or
health care provider under this Act shall, from and after the time of the
service of the lien
notice, attach to any verdict, judgment, award, settlement, or compromise
secured by or
on behalf of the injured person. If the verdict, judgment, award, settlement,
or
compromise is to be paid over time by means of an annuity or otherwise, any
lien under
this Act shall be satisfied by the party obligated to compensate the injured
person to the
fullest extent permitted by Section 10 before the establishment of the annuity
or other
extended payment mechanism.
(Source: P.A. 93-51, eff. 7-1-03.)
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