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Mississippi Code 1972 (2024)
Title 11 - CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (§§ 11-1-1 — 11-77-7)
Chapter 1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE PROVISIONS COMMON TO COURTS (§§ 11-1-1 — 11-1-71)
Section 11-1-61 - Expert witness in action against physician
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MS Code § 11-1-61 (2024)
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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.
Laws, 1990, ch. 440, § 1, eff. March 21, 1990.
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