CT SB00482

Amends Section 52-225a to include amounts that have been "reduced, forgiven or discharged" (in addition to amounts paid) when calculating collateral source reductions in personal injury and wrongful death civil actions.

Requires courts to receive evidence about collateral sources paid, reduced, forgiven, or discharged for the claimant's benefit, with separate itemization of payments versus reductions/forgiveness/discharges.

Updates Section 52-225b to expand the definition of "collateral sources" to explicitly include reductions, forgiveness, or discharge of hospital, medical, dental, or other health care service costs.

Excludes from collateral source definition: amounts received as settlements and economic damages that have been reduced, forgiven, or discharged.

Changes gender-specific pronouns ("his," "he") to gender-neutral language ("the claimant's," "the claimant") throughout the statutes, effective October 1, 2010.