Sec. 140.005. PAYORS' RECOVERY LIMITED. (a) If an injured covered individual is entitled by law to seek a recovery from the third-party tortfeasor for benefits paid or provided by a subrogee as described by Section 140.004 , then all payors are entitled to recover as provided by Subsection (b) or (c). (b) This subsection applies when a covered individual is not represented by an attorney in obtaining a recovery. All payors' share under Subsection (a) of a covered individual's recovery is an amount that is equal to the lesser of: (1) one-half of the covered individual's gross recovery; or (2) the total cost of benefits paid, provided, or assumed by the payor as a direct result of the tortious conduct of the third party. (c) This subsection applies when a covered individual is represented by an attorney in obtaining a recovery. All payors' share under Subsection (a) of a covered individual's recovery is an amount that is equal to the lesser of: (1) one-half of the covered individual's gross recovery less attorney's fees and procurement costs as provided by Section 140.007 ; or (2) the total cost of benefits paid, provided, or assumed by the payor as a direct result of the tortious conduct of the third party less attorney's fees and procurement costs as provided by Section 140.007 . (d) A common law doctrine that requires an injured party to be made whole before a subrogee makes a recovery does not apply to the recovery of a payor under this section.
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