190.996                Amendments to the “Certificate of Merit” in Medical Liability Cases

190.996                Amendments to the “Certificate of Merit” in Medical Liability Cases:

MSSNY will seek legislation which would provide that physicians who provide consultation to attorneys for purposes of executing the certificate of merit required in medical malpractice actions (CPLR, Section 3012-a) and who routinely, arbitrarily and falsely assert that a basis for such medical malpractice actions exist, shall be guilty of unprofessional conduct and shall be subject to all appropriate disciplinary penalties pursuant to the Public Health Law. (HOD 1999-86; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)