Text: HSB00563 Text: HSB00565 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 668.11, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. a. A party in a professional liability case brought 1 4 against a licensed professional pursuant to this chapter who 1 5 intends to call an expert witness of their own selection, 1 6 shall certify to the court and all other parties the expert's 1 7 name, qualifications, and the purpose for calling the expert 1 8 within the following time period: 1 9a.(1) The plaintiff within one hundred eighty days of the 1 10 defendant's answer unless the court for good cause not ex 1 11 parte extends the time of disclosure. 1 12b.(2) The defendant within ninety days of plaintiff's 1 13 certification. 1 14 b. For purposes of this section, "licensed professional" 1 15 means a professional registered, certified, or licensed, and 1 16 admitted to practice or otherwise legally authorized to 1 17 practice a profession under the laws of this state pursuant to 1 18 any of the following chapters: 147, 147A, 148, 148A, 148B, 1 19 148C, 148D, 148E, 149, 150, 150A, 151, 152, 152A, 152B, 152C, 1 20 152D, 153, 154, 154A, 154B, 154C, 154D, 155, 155A, 156, 157, 1 21 158, 169, 542B, 542C, 543B, 543D, 544A, 544B and 602. 1 22 EXPLANATION 1 23 This bill amends Code section 668.11, relating to 1 24 disclosure of expert witnesses in civil actions alleging 1 25 liability against licensed professionals. The bill defines 1 26 which professions are covered by the requirements of this 1 27 subsection, and refers to chapters governing certified public 1 28 accountancy, architecture, chiropractic, dentistry, physical 1 29 therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, professional 1 30 engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, law, 1 31 medicine and surgery, optometry, osteopathy, osteopathic 1 32 medicine and surgery, acupuncture, accounting practitioner, 1 33 podiatry, speech pathology, audiology, hearing aid sales, 1 34 veterinary medicine, pharmacy, nursing, nursing home 1 35 administration, mental health counseling, marriage and family 2 1 therapy, mortuary science, emergency medical care, real estate 2 2 sales and appraisals, social work, dietetics, respiratory 2 3 care, massage therapy, cosmetology, barbering, athletic 2 4 training, and practice as a physician's assistant. 2 5 LSB 5563YC 78 2 6 jj/as/5
Text: HSB00563 Text: HSB00565 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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