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UT SB0280
Bill
Status
Failed
3/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Winterton
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AI Summary
- Limits medical damage recovery in personal injury and wrongful death civil actions to amounts actually paid or owed to health care providers, rather than billed amounts
- Excludes medical malpractice actions against health care providers from these limitations
- Requires plaintiffs using letters of protection (arrangements where providers defer payment until lawsuit resolution) to disclose the letter, itemized charges, health plan coverage status, and referral information
- Makes admissible evidence of what health plans would pay or did pay for treatment, including when plaintiffs bypass their insurance to use letters of protection
- Requires disclosure of factoring company purchases, including the discounted price paid when a third party buys a provider's right to collect medical debt
- Effective date: May 6, 2026
Legislative Description
Damages Amendments
Health Care
Last Action
Senate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed
3/6/2026
Committee Referrals
Business and Labor2/12/2026
Rules2/10/2026
Full Bill Text
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