In any action for injury or death against a physician, whether in contract or in tort, arising out of the provision of or failure to provide health care services, a person may qualify as an expert witness on the issue of the appropriate medical standard of care if the witness is licensed in this state, or some other state, as a doctor of medicine.
Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-61
Expert witness in action against physician
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 903 So. 2d 710 - Blake v. Clein (2005)
Most recently applied in 903 So. 2d 710 - Blake v. Clein (April 2005)
Laws, 1990, ch. 440, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 21, 1990
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