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FRW: Phil Batchelor C=tra
County Administrator
DATE: March 28, 1988 ' (��'�" "1
SUBJECT;
Legislation: Assembly Bill 4477 (Wyman)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of AB 4477 by Assemblyman Phil Wyman
which allows for the introduction of evidence of . collateral
sources of benefits in all actions for. damages for personal
injury or death.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, Civil Code Section 3333. 1 authorizes the
defendant in an action for personal injury against a health care
provider based upon professional negligence to introduce evidence
of any amounts. payable to the plaintiff as a result of the
personal injury from Social Security, state or federal income
disability, for Workers ' Compensation, any health, sickness or
income disability insurance, or, other collateral sources of
benefits.
Assemblyman Wyman .has introduced AB 4477 which expands the right
of. the defendant to introduce evidence of collateral sources of
benefits to all suits for damages for personal injury or death.
The County' s Risk manager believes that passage of AB 4477 would
eliminate the practice of including medical bills which have
already been paid by an insurance company as a damage thereby
.allowing the plaintiff to recover these costs twice. This would
be extremely beneficial to the County as a potential defendant in
such actions, and we would, therefore, recommend that the Board
support this legislation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE;
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON. April 5. 1988' APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED. OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ON .THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Risk Manager -...-- ----_-._._—
Count Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County
Assemblyman Phil Wyman SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Ralph Heim, Jackson/Barish
BY � ��/ 'DEPUTY
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