Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1000 - ACTIONS
Subchapter B - ACTION IN TRESPASS
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY ACTIONS
Rule 1042.1 - Professional Liability Actions. Scope. Definition
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1042.1
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) The rules of this chapter govern a civil action in which a professional liability claim is asserted by or on behalf of a patient or client of the licensed professional against
(1) a licensed professional, and/or
(2) a partnership, unincorporated
association, corporation or similar entity where the entity is responsible for
a licensed professional who deviated from an acceptable professional standard,
and
(b) A professional liability claim asserted against a licensed professional includes a claim for lack of informed consent.
(c) As used in this chapter, "licensed professional" means
(1) any person who is licensed pursuant to an
Act of Assembly as
(i) a health care provider
as defined by Section 503 of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of
Error (Mcare) Act,
40
P. S. §
1303.503;
(ii) an accountant;
(iii) an architect;
(iv) a chiropractor;
(v) a dentist;
(vi) an engineer or land surveyor;
(vii) a nurse;
(viii) an optometrist;
(ix) a pharmacist;
(x) a physical therapist;
(xi) a psychologist; and
(xii) a veterinarian.
(2) an attorney at law; and
(3) any professional described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) who is licensed by another state.
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