Common use of Expert Witness Services Clause in Contracts

Expert Witness Services. The Contractor agrees to provide Physicians to testify as expert witnesses at administrative hearings. During such hearings, the assigned Physician is expected to report findings and render an expert medical opinion regarding the Member’s alleged disability and, where directed by the System, the cause of that disability. The assigned Physician must be available for pre-hearing consultation(s) with the attorney representing the System, and must adequately review relevant records in preparation for the hearing so as to allow for full and effective testimony. Hearings are scheduled at the convenience of all parties, sufficiently in advance of the proposed date of the hearing, to allow for all necessary parties to be present. The Contractor will direct the assigned Physician to make reasonable accommodations to his/her schedule so as not to unduly delay the hearing process. The assigned Physician must be present at the hearing (live or by video conference at an OSC facility) and may not testify via telephone, unless, in the sole discretion of OSC, a waiver to this requirement is granted. The Contractor acknowledges that there may be a need for a scheduled hearing session to be adjourned. OSC agrees in such instances to provide written or telephone notice of any adjournment of a scheduled hearing to the Contractor at least two business days prior to the scheduled hearing, in which case there shall be no payment due to the Contractor related to such hearing. If said notice is not given in advance as referenced above, the Contractor will receive the fee as outlined in Attachment 1 that it would have received for the hearing.

Expert Witness Services. The Contractor agrees to provide Physicians to testify as expert witnesses at administrative disability hearings. During such hearings, the assigned Physician is expected to report findings and render an expert medical opinion regarding the Member’s alleged disability and, where directed by the System, the cause of that disability. The assigned Physician must be available for pre-hearing consultation(s) with the attorney representing the System, and must adequately review relevant records in preparation for the hearing so as to allow for full and effective testimony. Hearings are scheduled at the convenience of all parties, sufficiently in advance of the proposed date of the hearing, to allow for all necessary parties to be present. The Contractor will direct the assigned Physician to make reasonable accommodations to his/her schedule so as not to unduly delay the hearing process. The assigned Physician must be present at the hearing (live or by video conference at an OSC facility) and may not testify via telephone, unless, in the sole discretion of OSC, a waiver to this requirement is granted. The Contractor acknowledges that there may be a need for a scheduled hearing session to be adjourned. OSC agrees in such instances to provide written or telephone notice of any adjournment of a scheduled hearing to the Contractor at least two business days prior to the scheduled hearing, in which case there shall be no payment due to the Contractor related to such hearing. If said notice is not given in advance as referenced above, the Contractor will receive the fee as outlined in Attachment 1 that it would have received for the hearingAttachment.

Expert Witness Services. The Contractor agrees to provide Physicians the Physician who conducted the IME to testify as an expert witnesses at administrative hearingswitness in the event a hearing is requested pursuant to 2 NYCRR Part 317. During such hearingshearing, the assigned Physician is expected to report testify in person or on camera under oath regarding their findings and render an expert medical opinion regarding concerning the Member’s alleged disability and, where directed by the SystemNYSLRS’s attorney, the cause of that disability. The assigned Physician must be available for pre-hearing consultation(s) with the attorney representing the SystemNYSLRS, and must adequately review relevant records in preparation for the hearing so as to allow for full and effective testimony. Hearings are scheduled at the convenience of all parties, sufficiently in advance of the proposed date of the hearing, to allow for all necessary parties to be present. The Contractor will direct the assigned Physician to make reasonable accommodations to his/her their schedule so as not to unduly delay the hearing process. The assigned Physician must be present at the hearing (for live hearings either in-person or by video conference at an OSC facility) and on-camera during a Webex conference. The assigned Physician may not testify via by telephone, unless, unless a waiver to this requirement is granted in the sole discretion of OSC, a waiver to this requirement is granted. The Contractor acknowledges that there may be a need for a scheduled hearing session to be adjourned. OSC agrees in such instances to provide written or telephone notice of any adjournment of a scheduled hearing to the Contractor at least two business days 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing, in which case there shall be no payment due to the Contractor related to such hearing. If said notice is not given in advance as referenced above, the Contractor will receive the fee as outlined in Attachment 1 that it would have received for the hearing1.

Expert Witness Services. The Contractor Physician agrees to provide Physicians to testify as an expert witnesses witness at administrative hearings. During such hearings, the assigned Physician is expected to report findings and render an expert medical opinion regarding the Member’s alleged disability and, where directed by the System, the cause of that disability. The assigned Physician must be available for pre-hearing consultation(s) with the attorney representing the System, and must adequately review relevant records in preparation for the hearing so as to allow for full and effective testimony. Hearings are scheduled at the convenience of all parties, sufficiently in advance of the proposed date of the hearing, to allow for all necessary parties to be present. The Contractor will direct the assigned Physician agrees to make reasonable accommodations to his/her schedule so as not to unduly delay the hearing process. The assigned Physician must be present at the hearing (live or by video conference at an OSC facility) and may not testify via telephone, unless, in the sole discretion of OSC, a waiver to this requirement is granted. The Contractor Physician acknowledges that there may be a need for a scheduled hearing session to be adjourned. OSC agrees in such instances to provide written or telephone notice of any adjournment of a scheduled hearing to the Contractor Physician at least two business days prior to the scheduled hearing, in which case there shall be no payment due to the Contractor assigned Physician related to such hearing. If said notice is not given in advance as referenced above, the Contractor Physician will receive the fee as outlined in Attachment 1 that it he/she would have received for the hearing.