AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE

HB 5903 repeals a rule in medical malpractice cases that allowed defendants to reduce a plaintiff's damages award by the amount of insurance benefits the plaintiff received (like workers' compensation or health insurance). This change means defendants can no longer introduce evidence of such benefits to lower the damages they must pay. The bill directly affects plaintiffs and defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits involving licensed healthcare providers like doctors, hospitals, or clinics. It removes a specific legal mechanism that previously let courts deduct insurance payments from final damage awards.