Kentucky’s New Certificate of Merit Law
On March 27, 2019, the Kentucky General Assembly passed H.B. 429, which became effective June 28, 2019, and is codified as KRS § 411.167. The bill repealed the 2017 Medical Review Panel Act and created a “Certificate of Merit” requirement for future plaintiffs in medical malpractice lawsuits. Now a plaintiff filing a medical malpractice action … Read more