Generally, if you have been in an accident, some doctors will consider treating you on a letter of protection (LOP). This means that the doctor will forgo getting paid until your case resolves and that is the basis of a letter of protection. The doctor will commonly want to talk to the lawyer and find out what the facts are surrounding the case. If the case is lost, then the monies are still legally owed to the doctor. The conditions of the letter of protection would be spelled out in such agreement. Normally, each doctor has their own terms of a letter of protection agreement. The key thing here is that the letter of protection does allow a client, who does not have health insurance and who otherwise may not be able to afford seeing a physician, to treat for injuries after an accident where someone else is at fault.
It is important to realize that every case is unique and should be judged based on the specific facts of the case. The advice in this blog is intended to be general and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case, as a slight difference in the facts of the case could change the result significantly. Also, this blog is based on Florida law and the laws of any other states or even another country could vary from Florida.
