(1) medical malpractice appraisal, refers to the medical association organized by the relevant clinical medical experts and forensic experts composed of expert groups, the use of medicine, forensic science and technology, involving medical malpractice administrative processing of the relevant specialized issues of testing, identification and judgment and provide identification of the conclusion of the activities. The medical association responsible for organizing the technical appraisal of medical malpractice shall, within five days from the date of acceptance of the technical appraisal of medical malpractice, notify both parties to the medical malpractice dispute of the submission of the materials required for the technical appraisal of medical malpractice.
(2) judicial appraisal refers to the activities of appraisers in litigation activities using scientific and technological or specialized knowledge of the litigation involved in the identification and judgment of specialized issues and to provide appraisal opinions. Or, judicial appraisal refers to the process of litigation, the case of specialized issues, by the judiciary or the parties entrusted to the statutory appraisal unit, the use of professional knowledge and technology, in accordance with the legal procedures for identification and judgment of an activity.