SENATE, No. 988

By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 988) of Robert A. O'Leary for legislation relative to expert witnesses in actions for
medical malpractice. The Judiciary.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT relative to expert witnesses in actions for medical malpractice

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. Chapter 231 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 60J, the following new section:

Section 60K.  In any action for malpractice, negligence, error, omission, mistake or the unauthorized rendering of professional services against a provider of health licensed pursuant to section 2 of Chapter 112, including actions pursuant to section 60B of this Chapter, an expert witness shall be board certified in the same specialty as the defendant physician as licensed pursuant to section 2 of Chapter 112.