§ 1303.512. Expert qualifications
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. InsuranceEffective: May 20, 2002
Effective: May 20, 2002
40 P.S. § 1303.512
§ 1303.512. Expert qualifications
(a) General rule.--No person shall be competent to offer an expert medical opinion in a medical professional liability action against a physician unless that person possesses sufficient education, training, knowledge and experience to provide credible, competent testimony and fulfills the additional qualifications set forth in this section as applicable.
Provided, however, the court may waive the requirements of this subsection for an expert on a matter other than the standard of care if the court determines that the expert is otherwise competent to testify about medical or scientific issues by virtue of education, training or experience.
(e) Otherwise adequate training, experience and knowledge.--A court may waive the same specialty and board certification requirements for an expert testifying as to a standard of care if the court determines that the expert possesses sufficient training, experience and knowledge to provide the testimony as a result of active involvement in or full-time teaching of medicine in the applicable subspecialty or a related field of medicine within the previous five-year time period.
Credits
2002, March 20, P.L. 154, No. 13, § 512, effective in 60 days.
40 P.S. § 1303.512, PA ST 40 P.S. § 1303.512
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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