(2) A claimant who has received payment of a claim from the Oregon Health Authority under this chapter shall inform the authority promptly and in writing if:
(a) The claimant receives any payment from or on behalf of the patient in respect of whom the claim has been paid or from any person chargeable by law with the care or support of the patient;
(b) The claimant knows or has reason to believe that the patient or any person chargeable by law with the care or support of the patient is able to pay the amount of the claim or any part thereof; or
(c) The claimant or any person on behalf of the claimant institutes an action against the patient or any person chargeable by law with the care or support of the patient to recover all or part of the amount of the claim.
(3) All moneys paid to or for the use or benefit of the claimant by or on behalf of the patient shall, after deduction of the reasonable cost of recovering them, be paid to the authority for deposit in the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund. [Amended by 1985 c.279 §11; 2009 c.595 §810]
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