California Senate Bill SB1528 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1528AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 30, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Senator Steinberg FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to add Section 3284 to the Civil Code, relating to damages. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1528, as amended, Steinberg. Damages: medical services. Existing law establishes, as a general rule, that compensation is the relief or remedy provided by law for a violation of private rights. Existing law provides that a person suffering detriment from the unlawful act or omission of another may recover damages from the person at fault. This bill would  require, in order to ensure the public policy of all injured persons being compensated equally, that an injured person is entitled to recover the reasonable value of medical services provided without regard to the amount actually paid, as specified   express the intent of the Legislature to establish a framework for compensating persons with injuries due to the fault of 3rd parties  . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 3284 is added to the Civil Code, to read:  3284. (a) To ensure the public policy of all injured persons being compensated equally, an injured person shall be entitled to recover the reasonable value of medical services provided without regard to the amount actually paid.   3284.   (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a framework for compensating persons with injuries due to the fault of third parties.  (b) Nothing in this section abrogates the lien rights provided for in Sections 3040 and  3045.1of   3045.1 of  this code, or Section 14124.791 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This section shall have no effect on the rights of parties under Section 3333.1 of this code or of public entities under Section 985 of the Government Code.