Current through April 27, 2017
Rule 1307 - Bills As Evidence In Arbitration Hearings(b) In actions before the Board of Arbitration involving personal injury, the following bills may be offered and received in evidence, without further proof, for the purpose of proving the value and reasonableness of the charges for services, labor and materials, or items contained therein and where applicable, the necessity for furnishing the same, on condition that Thirty (30) days written notice prior to the day set for arbitration has been given to the adverse party or parties, or their attorneys, accompanied by a copy of the bills to be offered in evidence, unless counsel for the adverse party or the adverse party shall notify counsel for the claimant in writing no later than Two (2) weeks prior to the day set for hearing that the value and reasonableness of the charges are disputed: (1) Hospital bills on the official letterhead or billhead of the hospital when dated and itemized;(2) Bills of doctors, eye doctors, mental health professionals and dentists, when dated and containing a statement showing the date of each visit and the charge therefore, and accompanied by a statement of the correctness and reasonableness of the charges and that the service rendered was, in his or her opinion, necessary and casually connected with the incident involved; (3) Bills of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses or physical therapists, when dated and containing an itemized statement of the days and hours of service and the charges therefore, and accompanied by a statement of the nurse or physical therapist of the correctness and reasonableness of the charge and that the services rendered were in his or her opinion necessary;(4) Bills for medicine, eye glasses, prosthetic devices or similar items, when accompanied by a letter from the supplier stating that the charge is correct, reasonable and represents the market value of the item or items referred to therein;(c) In actions before the Board of Arbitration involving damage to property, repair bills and estimates, when identified and itemized setting forth the charges for labor and materials, may be offered and received in evidence without further proof, for the purpose of proving the value and reasonableness of the charge, on condition that Thirty (30) days written notice prior to the day set for arbitration has been given to the adverse party or parties or their counsel and no indication has been received indicating the bills, estimates or amounts are disputed.