DeMuth v. Strong

EYLER, DEBORAH S., J.

This medical malpractice case calls upon us to determine the meaning of a certain prerequisite a health care provider expert must satisfy to sign a certificate of qualified expert or to testify about the standard of care, as set forth in Md.Code (1974, 2006 Repl.Vol.), section 3-2A-02(c)(2)(ii)1B of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJP”), which is part of the Maryland Health Care Malpractice Act (“the Act”). 1 The prerequisite, enacted in 2005 as part of emergency legislation regarding medical malpractice claims, states that, when a defendant health care…