STATE LAW – SOUTH CAROLINA LIBRARY – GUIDE 21
South Carolina MedPay, Workers’ Compensation Liens, Subrogation & Reimbursement
South Carolina medical-expense recovery can involve optional MedPay, health-plan reimbursement, Medicare or Medicaid interests, provider balances, and workers’ compensation liens. South Carolina should not be treated as having a universal hospital tort lien without identifying a specific applicable statute.
- Identify MedPay and other first-party medical benefits.
- Track health-plan, Medicare, Medicaid and contractual reimbursement claims.
- Identify any workers’ compensation lien or statutory subrogation interest.
- Verify whether any claimed provider lien has a specific statutory or contractual basis before settlement distribution.
Current-law review: September 23, 2026. Verify current MedPay, workers’ compensation lien, reimbursement and subrogation law before publication.
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Official South Carolina sources
South Carolina Legislature · South Carolina Department of Insurance · South Carolina Judicial Branch