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OK SB833

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Julie Daniels

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma law governing medical bill evidence in personal injury trials to limit admissible amounts to what would actually satisfy the financial obligation, capped at insurance or government program reimbursement rates rather than full billed amounts

  • For unpaid medical bills, evidence cannot reference sums exceeding what health insurance or government programs (like Medicare) would pay, regardless of whether claims are actually submitted to those programs

  • Creates new Section 3009.2 establishing rules for future medical treatment costs, limiting admissible evidence to amounts that would satisfy obligations through the plaintiff's insurance or eligible government health programs

  • When future treatment reimbursement rates cannot be determined or the plaintiff has no insurance coverage, Medicare reimbursement rates at the time of trial become the only admissible amounts

  • Effective date is November 1, 2025, applying to personal injury civil actions filed on or after that date

Legislative Description

Personal injury suits; stating criteria to determine satisfaction of certain financial obligation; authorizing certain admissible amount. Effective date.

Last Action

Referred to Civil Judiciary

4/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Civil Judiciary4/1/2025
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight4/1/2025
Judiciary2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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