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K.S.A. § 60-3406 (2026)

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60-3406. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 60-3406 through 60-3410 and amendments thereto:

(a) The words and phrases defined by K.S.A. 60-3401 and amendments thereto shall have the meanings provided by that section.

(b) "Current economic loss" means costs of medical care and related benefits, lost wages and other economic losses incurred prior to the verdict.

(c) "Future economic loss" means costs of medical care and related benefits, lost wages, loss of earning capacity or other economic losses to be incurred after the verdict.

(d) "Medical care and related benefits" means reasonable expenses of necessary medical care, hospitalization and treatment required due to the negligent rendering of or failure to render professional services by the liable health care provider.

History: L. 1986, ch. 229, § 12; L. 1987, ch. 224, § 3; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–2007 · leading case: Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell, 757 P.2d 251 (Kan. 1988).
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Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell, 757 P.2d 251 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 2× “Here is a sample of how the bill works: Section 13, K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-3407, limits recovery to $250,000 for all "noneconomic loss.”
Williamson v. Amrani, 152 P.3d 60 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “Yet while these concerns expressed by the legislature are grave, the provisions of K.S.A. 60-3406 through K.S.A. 60-3408 adopted in the 1980s " apply only to medical malpractice liability actions which are based on causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 1986.”
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