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Title 7 - Special Proceedin...
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Chapter 7.70 - Actions for Injuries Resulting F...
Chapter 7.70 - Actions for Injuries Resulting From Health Care.
7.70.010 Declaration of modification of actions for damages based upon injuries resulting from health care.
7.70.020 Definitions.
7.70.030 Propositions required to be established—Burden of proof.
7.70.040 Necessary elements of proof that injury resulted from failure to follow accepted standard of care.
7.70.050 Failure to secure informed consent—Necessary elements of proof—Emergency situations.
7.70.060 Consent form—Contents—Prima facie evidence—Shared decision making—Patient decision aid—Failure to use.
7.70.065 Informed consent—Persons authorized to provide for patients who are not competent—Priority (as amended by 2019 c 209).
7.70.068 Informed consent—May be contained in mental health advance directive.
7.70.070 Attorneys' fees.
7.70.080 Evidence of compensation from other source.
7.70.090 Hospital governing bodies—Liability—Limitations.
7.70.100 Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Procedures.
7.70.110 Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Tolling statute of limitations.
7.70.120 Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Right to trial not abridged.
7.70.130 Mandatory mediation of health care claims—Exempt from arbitration mandate.
7.70.140 Medical malpractice closed claim reporting requirements.
7.70.150 Actions alleging violation of accepted standard of care—Certificate of merit required.
7.70.160 Frivolous claims.