§ Rule 1042.26 Medical Professional Liability Actions. Expert Reports

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Rule 1042.26. Medical Professional Liability Actions. Expert Reports

    (a) The rules of this chapter, Rules 1042.26 through 1042.38, govern a medical professional liability action in which a medical professional liability claim is asserted against a health care provider.

    Note: See Section 5101.1(c) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5101.1(c), for the definitions of “health care provider”,

    “medical professional liability action” and “medical professional liability claim”.

    The rules of this chapter create additional requirements for the pre-trial production of expert reports for cases within the scope of these rules.

    (b) The rules of this chapter are applicable only in those jurisdictions where the court has not established case management deadlines by court order or otherwise.

    Note: These rules do not apply if the court has set different times for the production of expert reports, whether those times are established before or after a party has initiated a proceeding under this chapter by the filing of a request for expert reports.