SB 5185 - DIGEST

Provides that, in a court of law, in an action to recover damages for personal injury, the amount stated in a health care provider's billing statement certified under this act for treatment provided to a patient is presumed to be the usual and customary value of health care treatment, and the statement is admissible in evidence to establish that the charges are usual and customary charges in the community.

Provides that the presumption that the charges are usual and customary may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. The presumption does not shift the burden of proof that the health care treatment was for health conditions proximately caused by another's fault.