Sec. 23. A report of the expert opinion reached by the medical review panel is admissible as evidence in any action subsequently brought by the claimant in a court of law. However, the expert opinion is not conclusive, and either party, at the party's cost, has the right to call any member of the medical review panel as a witness. If called, a witness shall appear and testify.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-10-23.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.13.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure
Article 18. Medical Malpractice
Chapter 10. Medical Review Panel
34-18-10-1. Establishment of Medical Review Panels
34-18-10-2. Request for Formation of Panels
34-18-10-3. Members; Chairman; Powers and Duties
34-18-10-4. Selection of Panel Members
34-18-10-5. Eligibility for Panel Membership
34-18-10-6. Selection of Members by Parties
34-18-10-7. Selection of Panel Members by Multiple Parties
34-18-10-8. Panelists to Be Members of Defendant's Profession
34-18-10-9. Selection Periods; Notification; Selections by Chairman
34-18-10-10. Challenges to Panel Member Selections
34-18-10-11. Formation of Panel; Notice to Commissioner and Parties
34-18-10-12. Excusing Members From Service
34-18-10-13. Panel Expert Opinion; Time for Issuance
34-18-10-14. Sanction for Failure to Act as Required by Chapter
34-18-10-15. Removal of Chairman
34-18-10-16. Removal of Panel Member
34-18-10-18. Communication With Panel by Parties or Their Agents Prohibited
34-18-10-19. Preparation of Opinion by Chairman
34-18-10-20. Convening and Questioning of Panel
34-18-10-21. Duties of Panel in Conduct of Inquiry; Access to Information
34-18-10-23. Report of Panel as Evidence at Trial; Members as Witnesses
34-18-10-24. Immunity From Civil Liability