▪ requires that juries be instructed that a bad medical outcome does not necessarily justify a finding of negligence;
▪ requires that expert witnesses be practicing physicians;
▪ indemnifies physicians with a case load of 10% or more charity cases.
Note: under the Act, OB-GYN’s and emergency room physicians would be indemnified for the first $100,000
and all physicians meeting the patient load, risk management and insurance requirements would be
indemnified for the first $25,000.
