HB 398 -- Admissibility of Medical Treatment Evidence

Sponsor:  Flook

Currently, the value of medical treatment is the dollar amount
necessary to satisfy the financial obligation to the health care
provider.  This bill changes the determination of the cost by
specifying that there is a rebuttable presumption that it is the
value of the original amount charged for medical services
provided by a health care provider, not the amount that was
charged for the services less any payments or reductions received
from a collateral source.

The bill also requires any motion requesting a hearing to
determine the original amount charged for medical treatment
services prior to any payments, collateral source payments, or
discounts to be made by the defendant prior to trial.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am