Pa.R.Civ.P. 1042.71. — Medical Professional Liability Actions. Damages. Findings.

At the request of any party to a medical professional liability action, the trier of fact shall make a determination, with separate findings for each plaintiff, specifying the amount of all of the following:

(1) except as provided under Section 508 of the MCARE Act, past damages for:

(i) medical and other related expenses in a lump sum;

(ii) loss of earnings in a lump sum; and

(iii) noneconomic loss in a lump sum.

Official Note: Section 508 of Act No. 13 of 2002, the MCARE Act, 40 P. S. § 1303.508, governs collateral sources.

(2) future damages for:

(i) medical and other related expenses by year;

(ii) loss of earnings or earning capacity in a lump sum; and

(iii) noneconomic loss in a lump sum.

Official Note: Section 509(a) of the MCARE Act, 40 P. S. § 1303.509(a), provides for the separate findings set forth in this rule. This rule applies to all medical professional liability actions, whether tried before a jury or a court without a jury. The term ''plaintiff'' as used in Rule 1042.71 is synonymous with the term ''claimant'' as used in Section 509(a) of the MCARE Act, 13 P. S. § 1303.509(a), and as defined in Section 103 of the Act, 40 P. S. § 1303.103.