MN SF2044

Adjusts the deadline for serving expert witness affidavits in health care malpractice cases from "commencement of the suit" to "180 days after commencement of discovery under Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 26.04(a)" (Minnesota Statutes 145.682)

Makes the same deadline adjustment for professional negligence and malpractice actions against non-health care professionals (Minnesota Statutes 544.42)

Allows parties or the court to extend expert disclosure deadlines by agreement or for good cause shown in both health care and professional malpractice cases

Requires all expert interrogatory answers in medical malpractice cases to be signed by both the responding attorney and each expert listed, with courts establishing a scheduling order deadline before close of discovery

Takes effect the day following final enactment and applies only to causes of action commenced on or after that effective date