ORS 87.539: Discharge or release of lien claim; recordation; penalty for failure to discharge or release lien claim.

(1) When a long term care facility receives payment from an individual, an individual’s estate, the State of Oregon or any other source for the care claimed in a notice of lien filed under ORS 87.507, the long term care facility shall file with the recording officer of the county in which the notice of lien was filed a certificate declaring that payment has been received and that the lien is discharged. (2) Within 20 days after being notified that the individual is eligible for Medicaid, the long term care facility shall file with the recording officer of the county in which the notice of lien was filed a certificate releasing the claim of lien upon any property protected under ORS 87.533. (3) The recording officer of the county shall record the certificate of discharge or release in the statutory lien record. (4) If, after receiving payment for the care claimed in a notice of lien filed under ORS 87.507, a long term care facility fails to discharge the lien or release the claim of lien within 10 days, the long term care facility is liable to the individual or to the spouse or the estate of the individual for $100 or the amount of actual damages, whichever amount is greater. (5) In all actions brought under this section, the court may allow reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal to the prevailing party. [1995 c.749 §10; 1997 c.744 §10; 2009 c.628 §5]