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§ 8.01-581.1. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Health care" means any act,...
§ 8.01-581.2. Request for review by medical malpractice review panel; rescission of request; determination on request - A. At any time within thirty days from the filing...
§ 8.01-581.2:1. Additional parties - The judge of the circuit court hearing the case may...
§ 8.01-581.3. Composition, selection, etc., of panel - The medical review panel shall consist of (i) two impartial...
§ 8.01-581.3:1. Completion of discovery; hearing date; notification to parties and panel members; oath of panel members - At the time that the panel is designated, the Supreme...
§ 8.01-581.4. Submission of evidence to panel; depositions and discovery; duties of chairman; access to material - The evidence to be considered by the medical review panel...
§ 8.01-581.4:1. Assembly of record - Upon conclusion of deliberations and rendering of an opinion by...
§ 8.01-581.4:2. Removal of record for inspection and copying; notice - Any party may, upon notice to all other parties or...
§ 8.01-581.5. When hearing to be held; notice to parties - The plaintiff or defendant may request the medical review panel...
§ 8.01-581.6. Conduct of proceedings - In the conduct of its proceedings: 1. The testimony of...
§ 8.01-581.7. Opinion of panel - A. Within thirty days, after receiving all the evidence, the...
§ 8.01-581.7:1. Limitation on panel opinion - Unless the parties otherwise agree, any opinion of the panel...
§ 8.01-581.8. Admissibility of opinion as evidence; appearance of panel members as witnesses; immunity from civil liability - An opinion of the medical review panel shall be admissible...
§ 8.01-581.9. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1993, c. 928.
§ 8.01-581.10. Per diem and expenses of panel - Each member of the medical review panel shall be reimbursed...
§ 8.01-581.11. Rules and regulations - The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia shall...
§ 8.01-581.11:1. Objections not waived by participation - Participation in any medical malpractice review panel proceeding pursuant to...
§ 8.01-581.12. Arbitration of medical malpractice claims - A. Persons desiring to enter into an agreement to arbitrate...
§ 8.01-581.12:1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1979, c. 325.
§ 8.01-581.12:2. Article not applicable to actions arising prior to July 1, 1976 - (a) The provisions of this article shall not apply to...
§ 8.01-581.13. Civil immunity for certain health professionals and health profession students serving as members of certain entities - A. For the purposes of this subsection, "health professional" means...
§ 8.01-581.14. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 397.
§ 8.01-581.15. Limitation on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions - In any verdict returned against a health care provider in...
§ 8.01-581.16. Civil immunity for members of or consultants to certain boards or committees - A. Every member of, or health care professional consultant to,...
§ 8.01-581.17. Privileged communications of certain committees and entities - A. For the purposes of this section: "Centralized credentialing service"...
§ 8.01-581.18. Delivery of results of laboratory tests and other examinations not authorized by physician - A. Whenever a laboratory test or other examination of the...
§ 8.01-581.18:1. Immunity of physicians for laboratory results and examinations - A. No physician shall be liable for the failure to...
§ 8.01-581.19. Civil immunity for physicians, psychologists, podiatrists, optometrists, veterinarians, nursing home administrators, and certified emergency medical services providers while members of certain committees - A. Any physician, chiropractor, psychologist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or optometrist licensed...
§ 8.01-581.19:1. Civil immunity for persons providing information to certain committees - Any person who provides information to any committee, board, group,...
§ 8.01-581.20. Standard of care in proceeding before medical malpractice review panel; expert testimony; determination of standard in action for damages - A. In any proceeding before a medical malpractice review panel...
§ 8.01-581.20:1. Admissibility of expressions of sympathy - In any civil action brought by an alleged victim of...