SLS 18RS-489 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 197
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
HEALTH SERVICES. Provides relative to certain limitation on recovery of medical claims.
(8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 9:2800.25, relative to limitation for certain medical claims; to provide for
3 limitation on recovery of medical or health care expenses incurred as the result of an
4 offense or quasi offense; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 9:2800.25 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2800.25. Limitation on recovery of medical or health care expenses
8 In any claim filed pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title V of Book III of the
9 Louisiana Civil Code, in addition to any other limitation under law, recovery
10 of medical or health care expenses incurred shall be limited to the amount
11 actually paid or incurred by or on behalf of the claimant.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 197 Original 2018 Regular Session Peacock
Proposed law provides for a limitation on recovery of medical or health care expenses to the
amount actually paid or incurred by or on behalf of the claimant.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 197
SLS 18RS-489 ORIGINAL
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 9:2800.25)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.