By Mr. Galvin of Canton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1446) of William C. Galvin and Cleon H. Turner relative to the offering of expert testimony in medical malpractice actions.  The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

William C. Galvin

Cleon H. Turner

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the practice of medicine.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 1.  Section 5 of Chapter 112 as appearing in the 2004 official edition is hereby amended on line140 after the word “occasions”, the following:  For purposes of this subsection, the offering of expert testimony in any action for malpractice, negligence, error, omission, mistake or unauthorized rendering of professional services against a physician licensed pursuant to section 2 of Chapter 112 of the general laws, shall constitute the practice of medicine.