(1) No lien under ORS 87.555 (1) shall be allowed:
(a) For hospitalization and treatment from a physician rendered after a settlement has been effected by or on behalf of the party causing the injury;
(b) Against any sum for necessary attorney fees, costs and expenses incurred by the injured party in securing a settlement, compromise, award or judgment; or
(c) For an amount payable for medical services under a policy that provides personal injury protection coverage provided to an injured person prior to a hospital or physician perfecting a lien under ORS 87.565 (2).
(2) This section does not preclude a hospital or a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 from perfecting a lien under ORS 87.555. [Amended by 1989 c.727 §2; 1999 c.146 §2; 2005 c.465 §5]
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