# La. Rev. Stat. § 46:11.1: Intervention in personal injury and workers' compensation suits

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_LA_Crevised-statutes_T46_S11.1

## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 46:11.1
- **Heading:** Intervention in personal injury and workers' compensation suits
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 11.1

## Text

A. The Louisiana Department of Health, on behalf of any of the general charity hospitals under the administration of said department, or the United States, on behalf of any veterans administration hospital in the state, or any military treatment facility, may intervene at any time prior to judgment in any personal injury suit or in any suit involving worker's compensation claims in which any of these hospitals has an interest, for the purpose of recovering the cost of drugs, X-rays, laboratory fees, surgical, medical, and other expenses of hospitalization and services rendered.

B. It is the intention of this Section that prescription shall not run against the intervention by the department or a veterans administration hospital, or any military treatment facility, in the state in any such suit in which any of them may have an interest until judgment has been rendered in the cause in the court of original jurisdiction or the prescriptive period provided by law for the cause of action has run, whichever is the later.

Acts 1958, No. 465, §§1, 2; Amended by Acts 1972, No. 20, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1991, No. 381, §1.

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