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August 01, 2025   
Health Law Weekly

Maryland High Court Says RN May Qualify as Certifying Expert in Negligence Action Against SNF

  • August 01, 2025

A divided Maryland Supreme Court held July 29 that a negligence action against a skilled nursing facility (SNF) satisfied a statutory requirement for a “certificate of a qualified expert” with an affidavit from a registered nurse (RN) attesting that a breach of the applicable standards of nursing care at the SNF proximately caused a patient’s pressure ulcer.

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