(a) In all civil actions where damages for any medical or hospital expenses are claimed and are legally recoverable for personal injury or death, evidence that the plaintiff's medical or hospital expenses have been or will be paid or reimbursed shall be admissible as competent evidence. In such actions upon admission of evidence respecting reimbursement or payment of medical or hospital expenses, the plaintiff shall be entitled to introduce evidence of the cost of obtaining reimbursement or payment of medical or hospital expenses.
(b) In such civil actions, information respecting such reimbursement or payment obtained or such reimbursement or payment which may be obtained by the plaintiff for medical or hospital expenses shall be subject to discovery.
(c) Upon proof by the plaintiff to the court that the plaintiff is obligated to repay the medical or hospital expenses which have been or will be paid or reimbursed, evidence relating to such reimbursement or payment shall be admissible.
(d) This section shall not apply to any civil action pending on June 11, 1987.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 21 - Evidence and Witnesses.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Division 2 - Competency and Admissibility.
Section 12-21-30 - Declarations of Deceased Persons as to Ancient Rights.
Section 12-21-31 - Written Settlements for Composition of Debts.
Section 12-21-32 - Books of Account Kept by Deceased Executor, Etc.
Section 12-21-33 - Parol to Show Writing Void.
Section 12-21-34 - Certificate of Public Officer on Nonexistence of Record or Entry of Such.
Section 12-21-35 - Certified Transcripts of Official Governmental Books, etc.; Duty to Furnish.
Section 12-21-36 - Certified Copies of Surveyor General's Books, Etc.
Section 12-21-37 - Private Legislative Acts.
Section 12-21-38 - Copies of Proceedings and Judgments of Foreign Courts Not of Record.
Section 12-21-39 - Handwriting - Evidence for Comparison.
Section 12-21-40 - Handwriting - Comparison of Disputed Writing With Genuine.
Section 12-21-41 - Evidence of Title to Lands.
Section 12-21-42 - Books of Account as Proof of Accounts.
Section 12-21-43 - Writings or Records Made in Regular Course of Business - Originals.