Arizona
For Arizona, document required is preliminary expert opinion affidavit; filing deadline is with the initial disclosures that are required by rule 26.1, Arizona rules of civil procedure; who must sign is a person who is qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training or education to express an opinion regarding a licensed health care professional’s standard of care or liability for the claim; consequence of non-compliance is shall dismiss the claim against the health care professional or designated nonparty at fault without prejudice; statute or rule citation is A.R.S. § 12-2603, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- Arizona our reading
- Document required
- preliminary expert opinion affidavit verified
- Filing deadline
- with the initial disclosures that are required by rule 26.1, Arizona rules of civil procedure verified
- Who must sign
- a person who is qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training or education to express an opinion regarding a licensed health care professional’s standard of care or liability for the claim verified
- Consequence of non-compliance
- shall dismiss the claim against the health care professional or designated nonparty at fault without prejudice verified
- Statute or rule citation
- A.R.S. § 12-2603 our reading
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What the source says
the claimant shall serve a preliminary expert opinion affidavit with the initial disclosures that are required by rule 26.1, Arizona rules of civil procedure.
— azleg.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
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Document required and Filing deadline
the claimant shall serve a preliminary expert opinion affidavit with the initial disclosures that are required by rule 26.1, Arizona rules of civil procedure.
Who must sign
2. "Expert" means a person who is qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training or education to express an opinion regarding a licensed health care professional’s standard of care or liability for the claim.
Consequence of non-compliance
The court, on its own motion or the motion of the health care professional or designated nonparty at fault, shall dismiss the claim against the health care professional or designated nonparty at fault without prejudice if the claimant or the party designating the nonparty at fault fails to file and serve a preliminary expert opinion affidavit after the claimant or designated nonparty at fault or its attorney has certified that an affidavit is necessary or the court has ordered the claimant or the party designating a nonparty at fault to file and serve an affidavit.
— all from azleg.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- azleg.govhttps://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/02603.htm