Sec. 742. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services
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Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by striking subsection
(g)and inserting subsection
(h); in subsection (b)(6), by striking subsection
(g)and inserting subsection
(h); in subsection (d)(1), by striking subsection
(g)and inserting subsection
(h); by redesignating subsections
(g)through
(j)as subsections
(h)through (k), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection: The Secretary of Defense may not use an expert medical opinion from an individual in determining whether to allow, settle, and pay a claim under this section unless the individual is board-certified in the medical specialty with respect to that claim. If a claim under this section is denied, the Secretary shall provide to the claimant information regarding the qualifications of any individual who provided an expert medical opinion upon which such denial is based. .