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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.
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