Tennessee § 24-7-115 - Opinions as to medical findings.
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§ 24-7-115. Opinions as to medical findings.
In the trial of any civil suit, there shall be received in evidence if offered on behalf of any party thereto, opinions as to medical findings as a result of treatment or examination of the party, whether such opinions are based on subjective or objective findings; provided such opinions are those of persons otherwise qualified as medical experts. It is declared to be the intent of this section that medical opinions based on subjective findings are no longer to be excluded from evidence whether the opinion is from the treating expert or an expert called in for purposes of examination and evaluation. Acts 1967, ch. 262, § 1; T.C.A.; § 24-718, T.C.A., § 24-7-114 . Compiler's Notes. Former § 24-7-115 , concerning telephone company records, was transferred to § 24-7-116 in 2000. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Evidence, § 154. Law Reviews. Physical Condition in the New Tennessee Rules of Evidence (Donald F. Paine), 26 No. 2, Tenn. B.J. 25 (1990). Policing the Bases of Modern Expert Testimony (Ronald L. Carlson), 39 Vand. L. Rev. 577 (1986). The Hearsay Rule — Expert Medical Testimony Based upon Out-of-Court Statements by Other Medical Personnel, 43 Tenn. L. Rev. 481.
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Section 24-7-115 ("Opinions as to medical findings.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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