SB0586 - Tennessee: Civil Procedure, Evidence, Medical Occupations

Companion Bill HB0186. Evidence - Raises the limit below which medical bills are presumed to qualify as prima facie evidence of medical necessity as well as reasonableness from $4,000 to $8,000; modifies the rebuttable presumption pertaining to the reasonableness of charges evidenced by medical bills by specifying that the presumption must be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. - Amends TCA Section 24-5-113. Fiscal Summary for SB0586 / *HB0186 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB0586 / *HB0186 Under present law, in an action by an injured party against the person claimed to have caused the injury, proof that medical, hospital or doctor bills were paid or incurred because of any illness, disease, or injury may be itemized in the complaint or civil warrant with a copy of bills attached. The bills are prima facie evidence that [...]

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