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2005 House Bill 1224: Qualifying expert witnesses
Introduced by Rep. Shay Schual-Berke, (D-Normandy Park) (D) on January 18, 2005
To establish criteria that an expert must meet in order to testify at a trial against a health care provider. Expert testimony must be corroborated by admissible evidence.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 18, 2005
Substitute offered to the House Judiciary Committee on February 28, 2005
To add a provision allowing a retired provider to qualify as an expert if the provider retired within five years before the suit and at the time of the incident was either practicing or teaching in the same or similar field as the defendant.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 2, 2005
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 9, 2006