Printable Format60-471.
History: L. 1976, ch. 247, § 1; Repealed, L. 1985, ch. 197, § 5; July 1.
Revisor's Note:
For later act concerning actions against health care providers, see 60-3401 et seq.
Law Review and Bar Journal References:
"Common Sense and the Common Law, They're not as Common as They Use to Be: A Critique of the Kansas Supreme Court's New Application of the Collateral Source Rule [Martinez v. Milburn Enterprises, Inc., 233 P.3d 205 (Kan.2010)]," Ty A. Patton, 50 W.L.J. 537 (2011).
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Statute declared unconstitutional; admission in medical malpractice suit of evidence of indemnification or reimbursement received by injured party violative of equal protection. Doran v. Priddy, 534 F. Supp. 30, 35, 37, 38, 39 (1981).
2. Statute unconstitutional as violation of equal protection provisions of U.S. and Kansas Constitutions. Wentling v. Medical Anesthesia Services, 237 Kan. 503, 515, 518, 701 P.2d 939 (1985).
3. Cited in legal malpractice case; collateral source doctrine applies to payment or service received gratuitously. Johnson v. Baker, 11 Kan. App. 2d 274, 278, 719 P.2d 752 (1986).
4. Legislative limitation on recovery of noneconomic damages (K.S.A. 60-19a01, 60-19a02) as not violating any constitutional rights determined. Samsel v. Wheeler Transport Services, Inc., 246 Kan. 336, 339, 789 P.2d 541 (1990).