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9-9-60.
For
the purposes of this article, the term 'medical malpractice claim' means any
claim for damages resulting from the death of or injury to any person arising
out of:
(1)
Health, medical, dental, or surgical service, diagnosis, prescription,
treatment, or care, rendered by a person authorized by law to perform such
service or by any person acting under the supervision and control of a lawfully
authorized person; or
(2)
Care or service rendered by any public or private hospital, nursing home,
clinic, hospital authority, facility, or institution, or by any officer, agent,
or employee thereof acting within the scope of his employment.