Any municipal corporation or any person, firm or corporation who may pay the charges for which a lien is provided in § 8.01-66.2 shall be subrogated to such lien.
§ 8.01-66.4.Subrogation.
Chapter 3. Actions · Article 7.1. Lien for Hospital, Medical and Nursing Services · Last amended 1979 · Last verified July 16, 2026
In one sentenceSection 8.01-66.4 subrogates any municipal corporation, person, firm, or corporation that pays the charges covered by a § 8.01-66.2 lien to that same lien.
Full Text of § 8.01-66.4
Plain-English Summary
Section 8.01-66.4 is a short subrogation provision tied to the medical and hospital liens created by § 8.01-66.2. If a municipal corporation, or any person, firm, or corporation, pays the charges for which such a lien exists — for instance, paying a hospital or physician bill on the injured person’s behalf — that payer steps into the shoes of the original lienholder and is subrogated to the lien.
The effect is that whoever pays the covered charges gets the benefit of the lien against the injured person’s claim, rather than the lien disappearing once the original provider has been paid by someone else.
Frequently Asked Questions
If someone else pays my hospital bill, does the hospital’s lien disappear?
No. Section 8.01-66.4 subrogates whoever pays those charges — a municipal corporation, person, firm, or corporation — to the lien the hospital or other provider held under § 8.01-66.2.
Who can become subrogated to a medical lien under this section?
Any municipal corporation, person, firm, or corporation that pays the charges for which the § 8.01-66.2 lien was created.
Does the subrogated party get the same lien rights as the original provider?
Yes. Being subrogated to the lien means the payer takes over the lien position the original provider held against the injured person’s claim.
Why does Virginia law allow this kind of subrogation?
It ensures that whoever bears the cost of the injured person’s treatment — rather than only the original biller — can still reach the recovery to be reimbursed.
Does this apply to liens other than the one in § 8.01-66.2?
The text of this section is tied to the lien provided for in § 8.01-66.2; other liens in this article carry their own subrogation and priority provisions.
Amendment History
Code 1950, § 32-140; 1979, c. 722.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Code of Virginia, published by the
Code of Virginia, Virginia Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Last verified July 16, 2026.
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