Bill > H2143

This bill aims to simplify the administrative process for using medical information as evidence in legal proceedings, such as court cases or before commissions and agencies. It proposes to amend existing law by allowing itemized bills and reports, including hospital medical records, detailing services like medical, dental, or prescription care, to be admitted as evidence. These documents, when sworn to by the healthcare provider or an authorized agent, can be used to prove the reasonableness of charges, the necessity of services, diagnoses, prognoses, opinions on the cause of a condition, and resulting disability. To ensure fairness, the bill requires that the opposing party receives written notice of the intention to use these records, along with a copy, at least ten days before they are introduced as evidence, and proof of this notice must be filed. Importantly, this change does not prevent any party from calling the healthcare provider or other relevant individuals to testify for cross-examination or to present other evidence.