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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 731

Sec. 731. TREATMENT OF EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES

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## SEC. 731 TREATMENT OF EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking “subsection (g)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection (h)”; ####
(2)in subsection (f)(1), by inserting “, and information regarding the qualifications of each such expert who provided an expert medical opinion” before the semicolon; ####
(3)by redesignating subsections
(g)through
(j)as subsections
(h)through (k), respectively; and ####
(4)by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection (g): > > ### “(g) Expert Medical Opinions > > In using an expert medical opinion to evaluate a claim under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall use the opinion of— > > > #### “(1) > > an individual who is board-certified in the medical specialty with respect to that claim; or > > > #### “(2) > > if the claim involves medical, dental, or related health care functions for which board certification does not apply, an individual who is a highly qualified expert regarding the relevant medical, dental, or related health care function.” > .
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