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IN SB0087

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/4/2012

Primary Sponsor

Brent Steele

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits courts from admitting evidence of writeoffs, discounts, or other deductions associated with collateral source payments in personal injury or wrongful death actions

  • Creates an exception for medical malpractice actions brought under IC 34-18, which would still allow such writeoff and discount evidence

  • Amends existing collateral source payment rules in IC 34-44-1-2 that already exclude life insurance payments, plaintiff-paid insurance benefits, and government compensation from evidence

  • Effective date of July 1, 2012

Legislative Description

Proof of collateral source payments.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/4/2012

Full Bill Text

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