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HOUSE BILL NO. 2154 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice on February 5, 1995) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Almand) A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-66.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to liens of certain health care providers.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 8.01-66.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 8.01-66.2. Lien against person whose negligence causes injury.

Whenever any person sustains personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of another and receives treatment in any hospital, public or private, or receives medical attention or treatment from any physician, or receives nursing service or care from any registered nurse, or receives physical therapy treatment from any registered physical therapist in this Commonwealth, such hospital, physician, nurse, or physical therapist shall each have a lien for the amount of a just and reasonable charge for the service rendered, but not exceeding $1,500 $2,000 in the case of a hospital, and $300 $500 for each physician, nurse, or physical therapist, on the claim of such injured person or of his personal representative against the person, firm or corporation whose negligence is alleged to have caused such injuries.