General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 758
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2094
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 758
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 2094
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING LETTERS OF PROTECTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that any physician licensed under chapter 370 of the general statutes and any physical therapist licensed under chapter 376 of the general statutes shall inform a patient whether such physician or physical therapist would provide services to such patient on the basis of a letter of protection issued by an attorney representing the patient in a personal injury action that promises that any bill for services rendered by such physician or physical therapist to such patient will be paid from the proceeds of any recovery the patient receives from a settlement or judgment in such action or, if there is no recovery or the recovery is insufficient to pay such bill, that such bill will be paid by such patient.
Statement of Purpose:
To make certain that personal injury patients are fully informed prior to treatment concerning whether or not physicians or physical therapists accept letters of protection.