75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1998
 
                         Senate Bill 309
 
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
  Judiciary)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires court or administrative agency to allow introduction
into evidence of copies of doctor bills, hospital bills,
ambulance bills, drug bills and other bills for health-related
services for purpose of proving expenses incurred in connection
with injury, disease or disability for which damages or
restitution are claimed.
  Provides that damages or restitution for expenses reflected in
copies of bills may be awarded by the trier of fact without
testimony on reasonableness or necessity of expenses.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to evidence.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2009 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 40. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) A court or administrative agency shall
allow introduction into evidence of copies of doctor bills,
hospital bills, ambulance bills, drug bills and other bills for
health-related services for the purpose of proving expenses
incurred in connection with an injury, disease or disability for
which damages or restitution are claimed in the proceeding.
  (2) Copies of bills introduced under this section are not
subject to challenge as hearsay under ORS 40.455, and extrinsic
evidence of the authenticity of the bills is not required under
40.505.
  (3) Damages or restitution for expenses reflected in copies of
bills introduced under this section may be awarded by the trier
of fact without testimony on the reasonableness or necessity of
the expenses. + }
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