Personal injury or wrongful death actions; admissibility of
evidence
Sec. 2. In a personal injury or wrongful death action, the court
shall allow the admission into evidence of:
(1) proof of collateral source payments other than:
(A) payments of life insurance or other death benefits;
(B) insurance benefits for which the plaintiff or members of
the plaintiff's family have paid for directly; or
(C) payments made by:
(i) the state or the United States; or
(ii) any agency, instrumentality, or subdivision of the state
or the United States;
that have been made before trial to a plaintiff as
compensation for the loss or injury for which the action is
brought;
(2) proof of the amount of money that the plaintiff is required
to repay, including worker's compensation benefits, as a result
of the collateral benefits received; and
(3) proof of the cost to the plaintiff or to members of the
plaintiff's family of collateral benefits received by the plaintiff
or the plaintiff's family.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.40.
Last modified: May 24, 2006