WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 291

AN ACT concerning

Medical Malpractice - Health Claims Arbitration ---

Certificates of Qualified Experts - Service

FOR the purpose of requiring certain certificates of qualified
experts filed with the Director of the Health Claims
Arbitration Office to be served on all other parties to the
claim or their attorneys of record; altering the time period
within which a defendant is required to file a certificate
of a qualified expert; and generally relating to health care
malpractice claims.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-2A-04(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

FOR the purpose of requiring claimants to serve certificates of
qualified experts on all other parties to the claim on their
attorneys of record; requiring defendants to serve
certificates of qualified experts on all other parties to
the claim or their attorneys of record; specifying that the
deadline for defendants to file and serve certificates of
qualified experts runs from the date of service by
claimants; authorizing the Director of the Health Claims
Arbitration Office to exercise discretion in the making of
certain strikes; eliminating the applicability to health
claims arbitration actions of a certain provision regarding
transcripts in the Maryland Uniform Arbitration Act;
specifying the circumstances under which the Director is to
file a copy of the award with the circuit court after the
time for either rejecting or modifying has expired; and
generally relating to health claims arbitration.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-2A-04(b) 3-2A-04(b)(1) and (2), and (d)(2), and

3-2A-05(b) and (i)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1984 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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CHAPTER 291
(Senate Bill 304)