SB 833 Summary

• Amends 12 O.S. 2021, Section 3009.1 to require that actual amounts paid for medical services be admissible at trial in personal injury cases, not billed amounts, when accompanied by a signed statement or sworn testimony from the medical provider accepting the paid amount as full satisfaction.

• Establishes that if no payment has been made, Medicare reimbursement rates in effect when the injury occurred shall be admissible if the medical provider agrees in writing or testimony to accept Medicare rates less cost of recovery as full payment.

• Limits admissible evidence of unpaid medical bills to amounts actually necessary to satisfy the financial obligation, excluding any sums exceeding what could be satisfied by the plaintiff's health insurance or eligible public/government-sponsored health care programs.

• Creates new statute 12 O.S. Section 3009.2 establishing similar limitations for future medical treatment damages, restricting admissible evidence to reimbursement rates from the injured party's insurance, Medicare rates if coverage cannot be determined, or Medicare rates if uninsured.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2025, and applies to personal injury civil actions filed on or after that date (Section 3009.1 amendments apply to cases filed on or after November 1, 2015).