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CMS Pub. 100-10, ch. 9, § 9230.2
Expert Witness Qualifications
Expert witnesses should be board-certified (although this is not required) and actively
practicing in the same specialty or specialties as the physician or physicians who treated
the patient whose case is under review. In addition, whenever possible, the expert witness
should practice in a setting similar to that of the physician who attended the patient. The
QIO must ensure that physician reviewers are aware of the potential need to serve as
expert witnesses. Prior to reviewing a case, the QIO should secure a statement of
willingness to serve as an expert witness from the physician reviewers to certify his/her
availability for expert witness testimony.
History
(Rev. 24, Issued: 02-12-16, Effective: 03-14-16, Implementation: 03-14-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
af90cfe5657fba045fc48b6d1c63bcac1a6e3ee6b7f029c1ac6c85bda97887e4
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