CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides for recoverable damages and medical expenses for personal injury from a motor vehicle accident. (8/1/25)

SB 209 modifies Louisiana law to limit recoverable medical expenses for accident victims without health insurance in motor vehicle injury cases. It sets specific caps: 120% of the current Medicare rate (or 170% of the state Medicaid rate for services without a Medicare rate) for past and future medical costs. This directly affects uninsured accident victims seeking compensation from at-fault drivers and medical providers billing for treatment. The law applies only to cases filed after its effective date, does not change health insurance requirements, and restricts jury evidence about prior payments for medical bills.