OK HB1914

Amends 12 O.S. 2011, Section 3009.1 to establish that actual amounts paid for medical expenses shall be admissible at trial in personal injury cases, not the amounts billed.

Allows a signed statement acknowledged by a medical provider accepting the amount paid as full payment to be admitted instead of the billed amount, with the statement kept as an exhibit but not shown to the jury.

Permits Medicare reimbursement rates in effect when the injury occurred to be admissible when no payment has been made, if the provider signs a statement accepting payment at the Medicare reimbursement rate less cost of recovery as full payment.

Preserves the right to admit bills in excess of amounts paid or Medicare rates if a medical provider has filed a lien for a higher amount, up to the lien amount.

Applies to civil cases involving personal injury filed on or after November 1, 2015, and becomes effective November 1, 2015.