§ 9-19-30 - Certain statements of fact or opinion admissible in evidence in civil actions for malpractice.
SECTION 9-19-30
§ 9-19-30 Certain statements of fact oropinion admissible in evidence in civil actions for malpractice. – Statements of facts or opinions on a subject of science or art contained in apublished treatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet shall, insofar as the courtshall find that the statements are relevant and that the writer of thestatements is recognized in his or her profession or calling as an expert onthe subject, be admissible in civil actions for malpractice, error, or mistakeagainst physicians, surgeons, dentists, optometrists, hospitals, and sanitaria,as evidence tending to prove the facts or as opinion evidence; provided,however, that the party intending to offer as evidence any such statementsshall, not less than thirty (30) days before the trial of the action, give theadverse party or his or her attorney notice of such intention, stating the nameof the writer of the statements, the title of the treatise, periodical, book,or pamphlet in which they are contained, the date of publication of thetreatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet, the name of the publisher of thetreatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet, and wherever possible or practicablethe page or pages of the treatise, periodical, book, or pamphlet on which thestatements appear.