668.14 Evidence of previous payment or future right of payment.
1. In an action brought pursuant to this chapter seeking damages for personal injury, the court shall permit evidence and argument as to the previous payment or future right of payment of actual economic losses incurred or to be incurred as a result of the personal injury for necessary medical care, rehabilitation services, and custodial care except to the extent that the previous payment or future right of payment is pursuant to a state or federal program or from assets of the claimant or the members of the claimant’s immediate family.
2. If evidence and argument regarding previous payments or future rights of payment is permitted pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall also permit evidence and argument as to the costs to the claimant of procuring the previous payments or future rights of payment and as to any existing rights of indemnification or subrogation relating to the previous payments or future rights of payment.
3. If evidence or argument is permitted pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, the court shall, unless otherwise agreed to by all parties, instruct the jury to answer special interrogatories or, if there is no jury, shall make findings indicating the effect of such evidence or argument on the verdict.
4. This section does not apply to actions governed by section 147.136.
87 Acts, ch 157, §9
Referred to in §668.5
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 668 - LIABILITY IN TORT — COMPARATIVE FAULT
Section 668.1 - Fault defined.
Section 668.2 - Party defined.
Section 668.3 - Comparative fault — effect — payment method.
Section 668.4 - Joint and several liability.
Section 668.5 - Right of contribution.
Section 668.6 - Enforcement of contribution.
Section 668.7 - Effect of release.
Section 668.8 - Tolling of statute.
Section 668.9 - Insurance practice.
Section 668.10 - Governmental exemptions.
Section 668.11 - Disclosure of expert witnesses in liability cases involving licensed professionals.
Section 668.12 - Liability for products — defenses.
Section 668.13 - Interest on judgments.
Section 668.14 - Evidence of previous payment or future right of payment.
Section 668.14A - Recoverable damages for medical expenses.
Section 668.15 - Damages resulting from sexual abuse — evidence.