Relating to recovery of health care-related damages in certain civil actions.
What changed between versions
Medical expense recoverability is now capped at 300% of the Medicare fee schedule, adjusted for inflation from May 1, 2025, rather than allowing full billed amounts.
Claimants must now disclose all medical invoices, letters of protection, and any agreements where providers might refund money to payors or attorneys.
New requirement for claimants to identify all health care providers and provide authorization for other parties to access medical records.
Claimants must disclose who referred them to a provider and the relationship between the referrer and the injured person or their attorney.
Health care providers who submit affidavits stating they will not appear at trial are now barred from testifying about the reasonableness of their charges unless specific exceptions apply.
Added new definitions for 'health care expenses,' 'health care services,' 'injured individual,' 'letter of protection,' 'physician,' 'provider,' and 'third-party payor' to standardize terminology.
Restructured exemplary (punitive) damages rules to require unanimous jury findings and added specific instructions on when punitive damages may be awarded.