Sec. 3. (a) A medical review panel consists of one (1) attorney and three (3) health care providers.
(b) The attorney member of the medical review panel shall act as chairman of the panel and in an advisory capacity but may not vote.
(c) The chairman of the medical review panel shall expedite the selection of the other panel members, convene the panel, and expedite the panel's review of the proposed complaint. The chairman may establish a reasonable schedule for submission of evidence to the medical review panel but must allow sufficient time for the parties to make full and adequate presentation of related facts and authorities.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 27-12-10-3.]
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