There Is a Newer Version of the Illinois Compiled Statutes
2005 Illinois 735 ILCS 5/ Code of Civil Procedure. Part 25 - Expert Witness Standards
(735 ILCS 5/Art. VIII Pt. 25 heading)Part 25.
Expert Witness Standards
(735 ILCS 5/8‑2501)(from Ch. 110, par. 8‑2501)
Sec. 8‑2501. Expert Witness Standards. In any case in which the standard of
care applicable to a medical professional is at issue, the court shall apply the
following standards to determine if a witness qualifies as an expert witness
and can testify on the issue of the appropriate standard of care.
(a) Whether the witness is board certified or board eligible, or has completed a residency, in the same or substantially similar medical specialties as the defendant and is otherwise qualified by significant experience with the standard of care, methods, procedures, and treatments relevant to the allegations against the defendant;
(b) Whether the witness has devoted
a majority of his or her
work time to the practice of medicine, teaching or University based research
in relation to the medical care and type of treatment at issue which gave
rise to the medical problem of which the plaintiff complains;
(c)
whether the witness is licensed
in the same profession with the same class of license as the defendant if the defendant is an individual; and
(d) whether, in the case against a nonspecialist, the witness can
demonstrate a sufficient familiarity with the standard of care practiced in
this State.
An expert shall provide evidence of active practice, teaching, or engaging in university‑based research. If retired, an expert must provide evidence of attendance and completion of continuing education courses for 3 years previous to giving testimony. An expert who has not actively practiced, taught, or been engaged in university‑based research, or any combination thereof, during the preceding 5 years may not be qualified as an expert witness.
The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly apply to causes of action accruing on or after its effective date.
(Source: P.A. 94‑677, eff. 8‑25‑05.)
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