Can patient be charged for treatement they did not recieve?
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Can patient be charged for treatement they did not recieve?
I saw a chiropractor for migrains but stopped treatement because my doctor told me to do so. I was told that since I signed an agreement for a treatement plan I had to pay regardless.
Asked on May 22, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Kansas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you signed a contract or agreement obligating to you pay a certain amount or undertake a certain number of treatments, that contract is enforceable even if you ended up choosing to not go for treatment. So if you agreed to a treatment plan, you most likely can be held accountable for all sums due under that plan, the same as if you leased an apartment, you could be held liable for all rent due under the lease even if you chose to never move in.
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