12-581. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Bodily injury" means bodily harm, sickness, disease or emotional or mental distress, including death resulting from any of these conditions at any time, sustained by a person. 2. " Claimant" means a person suffering bodily injury, a person claiming on behalf of or as a result of bodily injury to another person, the representative of the estate of a deceased person or a beneficiary of a wrongful death action. 3. " Costs of health care" means medical, custodial, rehabilitative and related expenses. 4. " Economic loss" means pecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable. 5. " Future damages" means economic loss and noneconomic loss arising from bodily injury that accrues after trial of a claim under this article. 6. " Noneconomic loss" means nonpecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable but does not include punitive or exemplary damages. 7. " Past damages" means economic loss and noneconomic loss arising from bodily injury that have accrued before a claim is tried under this article, including punitive or exemplary damages. 8. " Qualified insurer" means an insurer, self-insurer, plan or arrangement approved by the director of the department of insurance and financial institutions.
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