This bill modifies expert witness certificate of merit affidavits in medical malpractice claims in Iowa.
This bill relates to expert witness certificate of merit affidavits in medical malpractice claims. A certificate of merit affidavit is a sworn statement from a medical expert that a claim for personal injury or wrongful death against a health care provider has merit. The bill requires the plaintiff to serve upon the defendant a certificate of merit affidavit for each expert witness within 60 days of the defendant’s answer.
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