Medical malpractice definition

Medical malpractice means the failure to practice medicine in accordance with the level of care, skill, and treatment recognized in general law related to health care licensure. Only for the purpose of finding repeated medical malpractice pursuant to this section, any similar wrongful act, neglect, or default committed in another state or country which, if committed in this state, would have been considered medical malpractice as defined in this paragraph, shall be considered medical malpractice if the standard of care and burden of proof applied in the other state or country equaled or exceeded that used in this state.

Medical malpractice means the rendering of or failure to render any of the following services:

Medical malpractice means doing that which the reasonably prudent health care provider or health care institution would not do or not doing that which the reasonably prudent health care provider or health care institution would do in the same or similar circumstances.

Examples of Medical malpractice in a sentence

• Holders of Allowed Medical Malpractice Claims shall be provided relief from the stay imposed by Bankruptcy Code section 362 to pursue their Medical Malpractice Claims solely to seek recovery from the applicable insured in order to recover from applicable insurance policies.

• To the extent that insurance is unavailable or insufficient to cover such Allowed Medical Malpractice Claims, holders of such Allowed Medical Malpractice Claims shall receive Pro Rata shares of the proceeds of the Litigation Trust, to be paid pari passu with General Unsecured Claims.

• Therefore, holders of Medical Malpractice Claims are entitled to vote to accept or reject this Plan.

• This Contract is to indemnify the Company in respect of the liability that may accrue to the Company as a result of loss or losses under Policies classified by the Company as Medical Malpractice, General Liability or Dental Professional Liability, written or renewed during the term of this Contract by or on behalf of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions herein contained.

• Medical Malpractice for Doctors, Physicians, Surgeons, Nurses, Hospitals and Clinics.

More Definitions of Medical malpractice

Medical malpractice means the rendering of or failure to render, during the policy period, any of the following services:

Medical malpractice means the same as in RCW 48.140.010(9).

Medical malpractice means an actual or alleged negligent act, error, or omission in providing or failing to provide health care services.

Medical malpractice means a negligent act, error, or omission

Medical malpractice means an actual or alleged negligent

Medical malpractice or "malpractice" means any tort, or breach of contract based

Medical malpractice or "malpractice" means any tort, or breach of contract based on health care or professional services rendered, or which should have been rendered, by a physician, dentist, hospital, clinic, health maintenance organization or professional service corporation providing health care services and organized under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 7-5.1, to a patient or the rendering of medically unnecessary services except at the informed request of the patient.