§ 34-44-1-2 Admissibility in personal injury or wrongful death action

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34-44-1-2 Admissibility in personal injury or wrongful death action

    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 that 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.