Legal Question in Health Care Law in South Carolina
medical bill liability
if my wife's daughter forged her mother's signature to have her admitted to a medical facility am I or my wife responsible for the bill ?
Asked on 7/05/07, 2:14 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner
Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.
Re: medical bill liability
I suspect that she had authority to sign the name and, as such, your wife is responsible for the bill. Even if you wife did not sign anything, she was at the hospital receiving medical care and would be responsib;e for the cost therefor.
Answered on 7/05/07, 4:26 pm