CT HB05053

Repeals and replaces Connecticut General Statutes Section 52-225a, effective October 1, 2020, governing collateral source payment reductions in personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Requires courts to reduce economic damages awards by collateral source payments made on behalf of claimants, minus amounts the claimant paid, contributed, or forfeited to secure those benefits.

Excludes from damage reduction any collateral source amounts subject to a right of subrogation, agreed upon in full satisfaction of subrogation rights, or where subrogation rights have not been waived, limited, or extinguished.

Permits courts to receive evidence that healthcare providers or insurers accepted or paid less than the full amount of bills as proof of actual collateral source payments received.

Excludes from reduction any collateral sources equal to the reduction in economic damages attributable to the claimant's percentage of negligence under Section 52-572h.