HLS 22RS-1364 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 896
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
CIVIL/DAMAGES: Provides for limitations on recoverable past medical expenses
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2800.27(G), relative to recoverable past medical expenses; to
3 provide for exemptions; to provide for prospective application; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 9:2800.27(G) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2800.27. Recoverable past medical expenses; collateral sources; limitations;
8 evidence
9 * * *
10 G. This Section shall not apply in cases brought pursuant to R.S. 40:1231.1
11 et seq., or R.S. 40:1237.1 et seq., or R.S. 13:5101 et seq.
12 Section 2. This Act shall have prospective application only, for causes of action
13arising on or after the effective date of this Act.
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 896 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session McFarland
Abstract: Eliminates the exception from the limitation on the recovery of past medical
expenses for claims brought against the state.
Present law provisions regarding recoverable past medical expenses do not apply in medical
malpractice claims or in suits against the state, state agencies, or political subdivisions.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 22RS-1364 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 896
Proposed law repeals present law exception for suits against the state, state agencies, or
political subdivisions.
Proposed law shall have prospective application only, for causes of action arising on or after
the effective date of proposed law.
(Amends R.S. 9:2800.27(G))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and
Procedure to the original bill:
1. Remove provisions regarding the recovery of amounts payable by insurance,
Medicare, or Medicaid.
2. Add a provision for prospective application only.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.