HB11-1106 Summary

• Declares the general assembly's intent to abrogate the common-law collateral source rule and rejects the Colorado Supreme Court's interpretation in Volunteers of America v. Gardenswartz.

• Limits recoverable damages for reasonable and necessary medical or health care services to only amounts actually paid by or on behalf of the injured person to health care providers.

• For unpaid medical services at time of trial or arbitration, recoverable amounts are limited to the amounts customarily accepted by providers in satisfaction of their bills.

• Allows entities that pay for health care services (other than insurance benefit payers) to recover a reasonable amount for necessary treatment or services provided to the claimant.

• Takes effect 90 days after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 10, 2011), or subject to voter approval in November 2012 if a referendum petition is filed; applies to causes of action filed on or after the effective date.