The opinion reached by the medical negligence review panel shall be admissible as prima facie evidence in the pending Superior Court action brought by the claimant, but such opinion shall not be conclusive and any party shall have the right to call, at said party's cost, any witness who appeared before or submitted reports to the medical negligence review panel as a witness. If called, the witness shall be required to appear and testify. Members of a medical negligence review panel shall have immunity from civil liability for all communications, findings, opinions and conclusions made in the course and scope of their duties prescribed by this chapter.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 68. HEALTH-CARE MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE INSURANCE AND LITIGATION
Subchapter III. Medical Negligence Review Panels
§ 6803. Establishment of medical negligence review panels; purpose.
§ 6804. Composition of panels; chairperson.
§ 6805. Method of selection of panel members.
§ 6807. Evidence; duties of chairperson.
§ 6808. Hearing before panel; procedure.
§ 6809. Panel's right to information; access of parties.
§ 6810. Panel's appointment and compensation of expert witness.
§ 6811. Opinion of panel; time for rendering.
§ 6812. Report of panel admissible in evidence; witnesses; immunity of members.
§ 6813. Compensation of panelists.
§ 6814. Medical negligence review panels in federal court action.