Additional requirements for a certificate of merit can be found in New York Civil Practice & Law Rules §3012-a. A claimant—and, if retained, their dedicated Kingston attorney—must submit a certificate along with the filing of an inadequate testing lawsuit. It should be noted that if adhering to this timeline would be detrimental to filing the case within the statute of limitations, the courts might extend the deadline for the certificate by 90 days after the case is filed.