Rule 413. Medical actions; statements to ameliorate or mitigate adverse outcome.
Statements by a health care provider apologizing for an adverse outcome in medical treatment, offers to undertake corrective or remedial treatment or actions, and gratuitous acts to assist affected persons shall not be admissible to prove negligence or culpable conduct by the health care provider in an action brought under Article 1B of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. (2004-149, s. 3.1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 4 - Relevancy and Its Limits.
Rule 401 - Definition of "relevant evidence."
Rule 402 - Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.
Rule 403 - Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time.
Rule 404 - Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes.
Rule 405 - Methods of proving character.
Rule 406 - Habit; routine practice.
Rule 407 - Subsequent remedial measures.
Rule 408 - Compromise and offers to compromise.
Rule 409 - Payment of medical and other expenses.
Rule 410 - Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements.
Rule 411 - Liability insurance.
Rule 412 - Rape or sex offense cases; relevance of victim's past behavior.
Rule 413 - Medical actions; statements to ameliorate or mitigate adverse outcome.