HB1002

Louisiana HB1002 modifies recoverable medical expenses and evidence admissibility in medical claims.

Louisiana HB1002 amends the state's medical expense recovery laws. It mandates that claimants make reasonable efforts to mitigate damages and limits recovery to reasonable expenses related to the claim. The bill allows any party to introduce expert testimony at trial to establish or refute the reasonableness of medical expenses. If a claimant obtains medical treatment under a letter of protection or does not submit charges to a health insurance issuer, evidence is limited to the amount the claimant's health insurance issuer would have paid.