Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5936 (2026)

Medical testimony by deposition.

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§ 5936. Medical testimony by deposition.

(a) General rule.--The testimony of any physician licensed to practice medicine may be taken by oral interrogation in the manner prescribed by general rule for the taking of depositions.

(b) Admissibility.--A deposition taken under subsection (a) shall be admissible in a civil matter.

(Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53, eff. 60 days)

1978 Amendment. Act 53 added section 5936.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: In Re: Order Amending Rules 803.1 & 804, & Approving the Revision of the Comment to Rule 613 of the Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence (Pa. 2017).

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In Re: Order Amending Rules 803.1 & 804, & Approving the Revision of the Comment to Rule 613 of the Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence (Pa. 2017). “42 Pa.C.S. § 5936 provides that the testimony of a licensed physician taken by deposition in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure is admissible in a civil case.”

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