CONCERNING AN INSURER'S RIGHT TO SUBROGATION AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL BENEFITS.

HB 1381 would have limited insurers' right to reimbursement for medical and hospital benefits paid to injury victims to a maximum of $5,000 per case. It would require insurers to seek reimbursement directly from injury settlement proceeds without forcing joint payments to both the victim and insurer. The bill specifically applied to non-workers' compensation injury claims under Arkansas law, excluding workers' compensation cases. The bill was withdrawn by its author on February 12, 2025, and never became law.