Terms used in this chapter, mean:

1. (1) "Bodily injury," any bodily harm, sickness, disease, or death;
2. (2) "Economic loss," any pecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable;
3. (3) "Future damages," any damages arising from bodily injury which the trier of fact finds will accrue after the damages findings are made;
4. (4) "Noneconomic loss," any nonpecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable, but the term does not include punitive or exemplary damages;
5. (5) "Past damages," any damages that have accrued when the damages findings are made, including any punitive or exemplary damages allowed by law; and
6. (6) "Qualified insurer," any insurer, self-insurer, plan, or arrangement approved pursuant to § 21-3A-12.

Source: SL 1986, ch 163 , § 1.