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AR Code › Title 16 › Chapter 114 › Subchapter 2 › Section 16-114-207
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In any action for medical injury: (1) Rule 702 of the Uniform Rules of Evidence [repealed] shall govern the qualifications of expert witnesses; (2) No witness whose compensation for his or her services is in any way dependent on the outcome of the case shall be permitted to give expert testimony; and (3) No medical care provider shall be required to give expert opinion testimony against himself or herself as to any of the matters set forth in § 16-114-206 at a trial. However, this shall not apply to discovery. Discovery information can be used at a trial as in other lawsuits. Acts 1979, No. 709, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2615.
In any action for medical injury:
(1) Rule 702 of the Uniform Rules of Evidence [repealed] shall govern the qualifications of expert witnesses;
(2) No witness whose compensation for his or her services is in any way dependent on the outcome of the case shall be permitted to give expert testimony; and
(3) No medical care provider shall be required to give expert opinion testimony against himself or herself as to any of the matters set forth in § 16-114-206 at a trial. However, this shall not apply to discovery. Discovery information can be used at a trial as in other lawsuits.
Acts 1979, No. 709, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2615.
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