Prohibiting the Board of Physician Quality Assurance and the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland from referring an allegation against a provider in a standard of care case unless the patient or custodian, guardian, or personal representative of the patient provides a specified affidavit; prohibiting the use of hearsay in medical testimony before the Board; requiring the Board to adopt regulations to allow for the taking of depositions and discovery; etc.
