The bill aims to amend Arkansas Code 16-64-120 to establish clearer guidelines for the recovery of damages related to necessary medical care, treatment, or services rendered. It introduces new legal language that allows plaintiffs to claim damages for necessary medical expenses incurred, specifying that recovery includes only those costs that have been paid or remain unpaid and for which the plaintiff or a third party is legally responsible.

Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection (a) that affirms the plaintiff's right to claim any rate of damages for their established cause of action. Additionally, it introduces subsection (b), which delineates that recovery for past necessary medical care, treatment, or services is limited to actual costs incurred by the plaintiff or those for which they are legally accountable. This amendment seeks to clarify the scope of recoverable damages in medical-related lawsuits.