{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-1-61","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-61","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-61","body":"In any action for injury or death against a physician, whether in contract or in tort, arising out of the provision of or failure to provide health care services, a person may qualify as an expert witness on the issue of the appropriate medical standard of care if the witness is licensed in this state, or some other state, as a doctor of medicine.","path":["MS Code","Title 11"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"5de4491d67800b2ca3bcb1694345bc000eddfeff58317384e9f18353943f4440","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-1-60","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-11-1-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}